Flexible layer-structured Bi<sub>2</sub>Te<sub>3</sub> thermoelectric on a carbon nanotube scaffold

2018-11-19T18:34:53+00:00November 19th, 2018|Categories: Publications|

Flexible layer-structured Bi2Te3 thermoelectric on a carbon nanotube scaffoldFlexible layer-structured Bi<sub>2</sub>Te<sub>3</sub> thermoelectric on a carbon nanotube scaffold, Published online: 19 November 2018; doi:10.1038/s41563-018-0217-zBi2Te3 materials suffer from brittleness, limiting their application for thermoelectric harvesting. By depositing ordered nanocrystals onto single-wall carbon nanotubes, a flexible material is formed that achieves ZT of 0.89 at room temperature.

Published in: "Nature Materials".

Thermoelectrics that bend but don’t break

2018-11-19T18:34:51+00:00November 19th, 2018|Categories: Publications|

Thermoelectrics that bend but don’t breakThermoelectrics that bend but don’t break, Published online: 19 November 2018; doi:10.1038/s41563-018-0227-xSputtering brittle bismuth telluride onto webs of single-walled carbon nanotubes creates a reliably flexible, high-performance thermoelectric composite.

Published in: "Nature Materials".

Epitaxial growth of ultraflat stanene with topological band inversion

2018-11-05T16:34:21+00:00November 5th, 2018|Categories: Publications|Tags: |

Epitaxial growth of ultraflat stanene with topological band inversionEpitaxial growth of ultraflat stanene with topological band inversion, Published online: 05 November 2018; doi:10.1038/s41563-018-0203-5A flat stanene layer can be grown on Cu (111) by MBE growth, exhibiting topological properties as revealed by a combination of ARPES, STM and DFT calculations.

Published in: "Nature Materials".

2D materials-wrapped microparticles

2018-10-23T16:35:23+00:00October 23rd, 2018|Categories: Publications|

2D materials-wrapped microparticles2D materials-wrapped microparticles, Published online: 23 October 2018; doi:10.1038/s41563-018-0202-6Colloidal microparticles, with polymer composites encapsulated within two separate 2D material sheets, are fabricated by autoperforation, which can carry chemical and electronic information with long-term instability in complex environments.

Published in: "Nature Materials".

Autoperforation of 2D materials for generating two-terminal memristive Janus particles

2018-10-23T16:35:22+00:00October 23rd, 2018|Categories: Publications|

Autoperforation of 2D materials for generating two-terminal memristive Janus particlesAutoperforation of 2D materials for generating two-terminal memristive Janus particles, Published online: 23 October 2018; doi:10.1038/s41563-018-0197-zA technique of autoperforation is presented to fabricate colloidal microparticles with functional polymer composite enveloped by two sheets of 2D materials. The particles can work as electronic devices with good stability in harsh environment.

Published in: "Nature Materials".

Electrically detecting infrared light

2018-10-23T16:35:21+00:00October 23rd, 2018|Categories: Publications|Tags: |

Electrically detecting infrared lightElectrically detecting infrared light, Published online: 23 October 2018; doi:10.1038/s41563-018-0207-1Researchers have developed a graphene plasmonics detector that is suitable for fast-response and high-resolution detection of infrared photons at room temperature.

Published in: "Nature Materials".

Phase-selective synthesis of 1T′ MoS<sub>2</sub> monolayers and heterophase bilayers

2018-10-15T16:39:02+00:00October 15th, 2018|Categories: Publications|Tags: |

Phase-selective synthesis of 1T′ MoS2 monolayers and heterophase bilayersPhase-selective synthesis of 1T′ MoS<sub>2</sub> monolayers and heterophase bilayers, Published online: 15 October 2018; doi:10.1038/s41563-018-0187-1The 1T′ phase of MoS2 monolayers, as well as the 2H phase and their heterophase bilayers, can be grown directly by tuning the potassium concentration in the reaction atmosphere. The pure 1T′ phase demonstrates in-plane anisotropic properties.

Published in: "Nature Materials".

Polarity governs atomic interaction through two-dimensional materials

2018-10-08T16:34:25+00:00October 8th, 2018|Categories: Publications|

Polarity governs atomic interaction through two-dimensional materialsPolarity governs atomic interaction through two-dimensional materials, Published online: 08 October 2018; doi:10.1038/s41563-018-0176-4Remote atomic interaction of crystalline materials through 2D materials is presented to depend on the polarity of both the 2D interlayers and underlying substrates, providing insights for the epitaxial growth of various materials on 2D crystals.

Published in: "Nature Materials".

Retraction Note: Large local lattice expansion in graphene adlayers grown on copper

2018-09-27T16:34:59+00:00September 27th, 2018|Categories: Publications|Tags: |

Retraction Note: Large local lattice expansion in graphene adlayers grown on copperRetraction Note: Large local lattice expansion in graphene adlayers grown on copper, Published online: 27 September 2018; doi:10.1038/s41563-018-0185-3Retraction Note: Large local lattice expansion in graphene adlayers grown on copper

Published in: "Nature Materials".

Slippery in every direction

2018-09-24T16:34:37+00:00September 24th, 2018|Categories: Publications|Tags: |

Slippery in every directionSlippery in every direction, Published online: 24 September 2018; doi:10.1038/s41563-018-0172-8A graphite and hexagonal boron nitride heterojunction enables superlubric sliding, almost independent of alignment orientation, in micrometre-sized contacts under ‘real-life’ working conditions.

Published in: "Nature Materials".

Author Correction: Efficient electrical detection of mid-infrared graphene plasmons at room temperature

2018-09-10T10:33:50+00:00September 10th, 2018|Categories: Publications|Tags: |

Author Correction: Efficient electrical detection of mid-infrared graphene plasmons at room temperatureAuthor Correction: Efficient electrical detection of mid-infrared graphene plasmons at room temperature, Published online: 10 September 2018; doi:10.1038/s41563-018-0186-2Author Correction: Efficient electrical detection of mid-infrared graphene plasmons at room temperature

Published in: "Nature Materials".

Efficient electrical detection of mid-infrared graphene plasmons at room temperature

2018-08-27T16:34:22+00:00August 27th, 2018|Categories: Publications|Tags: |

Efficient electrical detection of mid-infrared graphene plasmons at room temperatureEfficient electrical detection of mid-infrared graphene plasmons at room temperature, Published online: 27 August 2018; doi:10.1038/s41563-018-0157-7A system of patterned graphene nanoresonators/nanoribbons can be used as an efficient mid-infrared detector, based on plasmonic resonant absorption and subsequent carrier thermalization.

Published in: "Nature Materials".

Two-dimensional itinerant ferromagnetism in atomically thin Fe<sub>3</sub>GeTe<sub>2</sub>

2018-08-13T16:37:38+00:00August 13th, 2018|Categories: Publications|

Two-dimensional itinerant ferromagnetism in atomically thin Fe3GeTe2Two-dimensional itinerant ferromagnetism in atomically thin Fe<sub>3</sub>GeTe<sub>2</sub>, Published online: 13 August 2018; doi:10.1038/s41563-018-0149-7Metallic ferromagnetism is reported in an exfoliated monolayer of the van der Waals material Fe3GeTe2.

Published in: "Nature Materials".

Robust microscale superlubricity in graphite/hexagonal boron nitride layered heterojunctions

2018-07-30T16:34:23+00:00July 30th, 2018|Categories: Publications|Tags: |

Robust microscale superlubricity in graphite/hexagonal boron nitride layered heterojunctionsRobust microscale superlubricity in graphite/hexagonal boron nitride layered heterojunctions, Published online: 30 July 2018; doi:10.1038/s41563-018-0144-zRobust structural superlubricity is experimentally realized in microscale monocrystalline graphite/hBN heterojunctions. The friction anisotropy upon crystal reorientation is orders of magnitude smaller than that of homogeneous graphite contacts.

Published in: "Nature Materials".

More than electrons

2018-07-24T16:34:11+00:00July 24th, 2018|Categories: Publications|Tags: |

More than electronsMore than electrons, Published online: 24 July 2018; doi:10.1038/s41563-018-0131-4Angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy of MoS2 doped with Rb atoms unveiled the existence of polarons, whose presence seems to coincide with the onset of superconductivity.

Published in: "Nature Materials".

Significant Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction at graphene–ferromagnet interfaces due to the Rashba effect

2018-05-29T13:05:08+00:00May 29th, 2018|Categories: Publications|Tags: , |

Significant Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction at graphene–ferromagnet interfaces due to the Rashba effectSignificant Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction at graphene–ferromagnet interfaces due to the Rashba effect, Published online: 28 May 2018; doi:10.1038/s41563-018-0079-4Authors investigate graphene/cobalt and graphene/nickel interfaces, and observe a non-zero Dzyaloshinskii–Moriya interaction that they attribute to the Rashba effect; calculations suggest the effect can be enhanced in van der Waals heterostructures.

Published in: "Nature Materials".

Holstein polaron in a valley-degenerate two-dimensional semiconductor

2018-05-29T13:05:06+00:00May 29th, 2018|Categories: Publications|Tags: |

Holstein polaron in a valley-degenerate two-dimensional semiconductorHolstein polaron in a valley-degenerate two-dimensional semiconductor, Published online: 28 May 2018; doi:10.1038/s41563-018-0092-7A high-resolution ARPES study on electron-doped MoS2 reveals strong band renormalization effects near the conduction band minima, which are interpreted in terms of Holstein-type electron–phonon interactions.

Published in: "Nature Materials".

Electron–phonon interaction in efficient perovskite blue emitters

2018-05-14T16:34:09+00:00May 14th, 2018|Categories: Publications|

Electron–phonon interaction in efficient perovskite blue emittersElectron–phonon interaction in efficient perovskite blue emitters, Published online: 14 May 2018; doi:10.1038/s41563-018-0081-xFilms of exfoliated crystals of two-dimensional hybrid metal halide perovskites with phenyl groups as organic cations show increased molecular rigidity, reduced electron–phonon interactions and blue emission with photoluminescence quantum yield approaching 80%.

Published in: "Nature Materials".

An unusual continuous paramagnetic-limited superconducting phase transition in 2D NbSe<sub> 2 </sub>

2018-04-30T16:34:03+00:00April 30th, 2018|Categories: Publications|Tags: |

An unusual continuous paramagnetic-limited superconducting phase transition in 2D NbSe 2 An unusual continuous paramagnetic-limited superconducting phase transition in 2D NbSe<sub> 2 </sub>, Published online: 30 April 2018; doi:10.1038/s41563-018-0061-1Tunnelling spectroscopy reveals a continuous closing of the superconducting gap at low temperature and high in-plane magnetic field in few-layer NbSe2, due to the Ising spin–orbit coupling of these materials.

Published in: "Nature Materials".

Vapour–liquid–solid growth of monolayer MoS<sub>2</sub> nanoribbons

2018-04-23T16:32:26+00:00April 23rd, 2018|Categories: Publications|Tags: |

Vapour–liquid–solid growth of monolayer MoS2 nanoribbonsVapour–liquid–solid growth of monolayer MoS<sub>2</sub> nanoribbons, Published online: 23 April 2018; doi:10.1038/s41563-018-0055-zMonolayer MoS2 can be laterally grown in the vapour–liquid–solid mode, forming highly crystalline nano- and microribbon structures.

Published in: "Nature Materials".

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