2D materials Research update Squashed carbon nanotubes make smooth nanoribbons New technology produces high-quality nanostructures for use in advanced electronic and optoelectronic applications Read article: Squashed carbon nanotubes make smooth nanoribbons
2D materials Research update Monolayer strain sensor sets new record Prototype device is 100 times more sensitive than commercial versions and 10 times more sensitive than graphene-based alternatives Read article: Monolayer strain sensor sets new record
2D materials Research update ‘Most perfect graphene ever’ grows fold-free on metal foil Ultra-pure sample of single-crystal carbon monolayer measures 4 × 7 cm Read article: ‘Most perfect graphene ever’ grows fold-free on metal foil
2D materials Research update Moiré superlattice makes magic-angle laser Researchers create a completely new laser design based on a graphene-like structure Read article: Moiré superlattice makes magic-angle laser
2D materials Research update Double-layered borophene is created at long last Terraces on metal substrate stabilize growth of 2D material Read article: Double-layered borophene is created at long last
2D materials Research update Scientists watch 2D material defects evolve in real time Observations show that sheets of silicene naturally transform into single-domain structures when extra silicon atoms are added Read article: Scientists watch 2D material defects evolve in real time
2D materials Research update ‘Bogolons’ make graphene superconducting 2D form of carbon transforms into a high-temperature superconductor if placed near a Bose–Einstein condensate, say theorists Read article: ‘Bogolons’ make graphene superconducting
Superconductivity Research update Twisted trilayer graphene could be a spin-triplet superconductor Material is resilient to high magnetic fields Read article: Twisted trilayer graphene could be a spin-triplet superconductor
2D materials Research update ‘Iron man of 2D materials’ defies century-old description of fracture mechanics Growth of cracks in hexagonal boron nitride proves surprisingly stable Read article: ‘Iron man of 2D materials’ defies century-old description of fracture mechanics
2D materials Research update Electrons in graphene drag light in their wake A 21st-century version of Fizeau drag shines a spotlight on electron interactions Read article: Electrons in graphene drag light in their wake