2-dimensional (2D) materials – Page 2
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ResearchSuper-slippery 2D material could be ideal lubricant for planetary rovers
Metal carbide material is significantly better lubricant than oils
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ResearchStable 2D boron material created for the first time
Atomically thin boron stabilised by hydrogenating the material to create borophane
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ResearchWarped nanographene at odds with aromaticity
Scientists discover a π-electron circuit with an odd number of electrons in a polycyclic system
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ResearchTwisted trilayer graphene supports existence of exotic superconductivity
‘Magic angle’ twist in three layers of graphene offers new insight into superconductivity current models can’t explain
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ResearchTunable graphene oxide–polymer membrane mimics biological membranes
Composite material’s permeability and selectivity varies with pH
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NewsWorld’s first graphene-enabled perovskite solar farm trial up and running
A test bed solar energy system using graphene–perovskite panels has delivered ‘very promising’ early results
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ResearchNew carbon allotrope predicted to hit bandgap sweet spot
Mixed hybridisations of carbon could see Me-graphene have a Poisson’s ratio close to zero
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ResearchA new class of massless fermion
Unique electronic structure characterises fortune-teller fermion
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NewsBird droppings to help cut the crap in graphene doping papers
Dramatic illustration shows there’s little value in doping graphene electrodes to make better water splitting catalysts
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ResearchFirst atomically thin carbon may end debate on nature of amorphous materials
Images of 2D carbon rule out one of two competing theories amorphous materials’ structure
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ResearchMystery of whether or not kekulene is superaromatic unravelled after 41 years
Second-ever synthesis and first atomic resolution images of superbenzene reveal its electronic nature
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ResearchNanoscale graphene sheets folded into atomic crêpes
Atom-thick sheets stacked with precise twist angle and tubular edge could be made into quantum nanomachines
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ResearchSelective graphene membranes could invigorate carbon capture technology
Concept shows promise as a way to sidestep the energy penalties of numerous industrial separations
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ResearchFirst atom-thick perovskites show there’s no limits to crystallinity
Could 2D perovskite oxides become the next graphene?
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ResearchWaxing approach to making graphene is a ripping success
Method mimics Scotch tape exfoliation to produce high-quality graphene on a large scale
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OpinionAn independent view on the graphene war
Is ‘fake graphene’ really a problem, or is more going on?
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ResearchNew twist on graphene gets materials scientists hot under the collar
Stacking graphene at an offset ‘magic angle’ can introduce new properties like superconductivity
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ResearchInorganic dopants behind graphene transistor progress
Lanthanide macrocycle complexes endow graphene electronics with unprecedented stability
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ResearchAntenna can power devices by harvesting ubiquitous wifi signals
Device could be used to run medical implants and wearable electronics
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ResearchMultitasking graphene ink printed into tiny flexible supercapacitors
Screen-printed devices show strength in numbers