2D materials Research update Super spins appear in carbon sheet Researchers say they have seen evidence for spin superfluidity and very long distance spin transport in a graphene antiferromagnet for the first time Read article: Super spins appear in carbon sheet
2D materials Research update Reducing the contact resistance in 2D semiconducting transistors The devices also boast short channel lengths, high channel conductance and excellent switching characteristics Read article: Reducing the contact resistance in 2D semiconducting transistors
2D materials Research update Fascinating fractals appear in graphene superlattices Applying a magnetic field to the carbon material produces recurring delocalized Bloch states Read article: Fascinating fractals appear in graphene superlattices
2D materials Research update Gallenene grows on silicon Researchers successfully take on the challenge of growing gallenene on silicon using a buffer layer Read article: Gallenene grows on silicon
2D materials Research update AFM detects heteroatoms in graphene nanoribbons Technique could be a general way to analyse technologically important functionalized 2D carbon materials Read article: AFM detects heteroatoms in graphene nanoribbons
2D materials Interview So many materials Prospects for creating commercial devices based on graphene and other 2D materials Read article: So many materials
2D materials Research update Higher-order eigenmodes improve piezoresponse force microscopy New technique reduces unwanted artifacts and increases sensitivity so excessively stiff cantilevers are no longer needed Read article: Higher-order eigenmodes improve piezoresponse force microscopy
2D materials Research update Anyons could be spotted using scanning tunnelling microscopy Quasiparticles should congregate at graphene defects Read article: Anyons could be spotted using scanning tunnelling microscopy
2D materials Research update Graphene meets the standard for industry Intellectual property specialists and production companies welcome the standards set by the International Organization for Standardization defining when a material is and isn’t graphene Read article: Graphene meets the standard for industry
2D materials Research update How did complex carbon-based nanostructures form in space? New experiments could shed more light on how the chemical precursors of life might have been created in the Universe, and in particular in our galaxy Read article: How did complex carbon-based nanostructures form in space?