2D materials Research update Local twist angles in graphene come into view Scanning microwave impedance microscopy technique could help scientists better understand materials like twisted bilayer graphene Read article: Local twist angles in graphene come into view
2D materials Research update Sticky UV-sensitive tape makes 2D material transfers easier New technique could help integrate materials such as graphene into real-world devices Read article: Sticky UV-sensitive tape makes 2D material transfers easier
Superconductivity Research update Heavy fermions appear in a layered intermetallic crystal New two-dimensional compound could be used to study interactions that produce unconventional superconductivity and related quantum phenomena Read article: Heavy fermions appear in a layered intermetallic crystal
2D materials Research update Snapshot of noble gas atoms emerges from within a graphene sandwich Nanoclusters of krypton and xenon directly imaged at room temperature for the first time thanks to confining layers of graphene Read article: Snapshot of noble gas atoms emerges from within a graphene sandwich
2D materials Research update Graphene-based semiconductor has a useful bandgap and high electron mobility Epigraphene could boost the performance of electronic devices Read article: Graphene-based semiconductor has a useful bandgap and high electron mobility
Magnetism and spin Research update Giant skyrmion topological Hall effect appears in a two-dimensional ferromagnetic crystal at room temperature New finding could prove useful for developing 2D topological and spintronic devices, such as racetrack memory, logic gates and spin nano-oscillators Read article: Giant skyrmion topological Hall effect appears in a two-dimensional ferromagnetic crystal at room temperature
2D materials Research update Rare electronic states appear in five-layer graphene Multiferroicity could be used to design ultralow power, high-capacity and high-speed data storage devices for classical and quantum computing Read article: Rare electronic states appear in five-layer graphene
Superconductivity Research update Two-dimensional electride material makes a promising superconductor A zero-dimensional electride state, not "excess" electrons, is responsible for superconductivity in aluminium hydride Read article: Two-dimensional electride material makes a promising superconductor
2D materials Research update Graphene ribbons advance twistronics A new technique allows for much better control of twist angle and strain in layered two-dimensional materials Read article: Graphene ribbons advance twistronics
2D materials Research update Exciton–polaritons enhance magneto-optical responses in van der Waals crystals Polariton energies are highly tunable using external magnetic fields and magnons Read article: Exciton–polaritons enhance magneto-optical responses in van der Waals crystals