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General Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Jul 20, 2018

A physics treasure hidden in a wallpaper pattern

An international team of scientists has discovered a new, exotic form of insulating material with a metallic surface that could enable more efficient electronics or even quantum computing. The researchers developed a new ...

Quantum Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Mar 9, 2018

Topological superconductor phase may solve decoherence problem in quantum computers

A team of researchers from Japan, the U.S. and China, has identified a topological superconducting phase for possible use in an iron-based material in quantum computers. In their paper published in the journal Science, the ...

Materials Science Feb 20, 2018

Neutrons reveal the wild Weyl world of semimetals

The observation of an abnormal state of matter in a two-dimensional magnetic material is the latest development in the race to harness novel electronic properties for more robust and efficient next-generation devices.

Nanomaterials Feb 12, 2018

Researchers have fabricated two types of trilayer graphene with different electrical properties

Researchers in Japan have found a way to form two materials, each made of three layers of graphene. Each material's graphene is stacked differently and has unique electrical properties. Their work has implications for the ...

Quantum Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Dec 22, 2017

Researchers discover a valleytronics route towards reversible computer

In many two-dimensional (2-D) materials, electrons not only possess charge and spin, but further exhibit an unusual quantum feature. Electrons residing in many 2-D materials can live in well-separated energy minima, and the ...

General Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics Nov 28, 2017

New research could revolutionise the future of electronic devices

Research led by the Universities of St Andrews and Tokyo reveals a new understanding on how to create topological electronic states in solids which could fuel the development of improved materials for fast and energy-efficient ...

Nanomaterials Aug 29, 2017

Scientists move graphene closer to transistor applications

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory were able to successfully manipulate the electronic structure of graphene, which may enable the fabrication of graphene transistors— faster and more reliable ...

General Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics May 23, 2017

Weyl fermions exhibit paradoxical behavior

Theoretical physicists have found Weyl fermions to exhibit paradoxical behavior in contradiction to a 30-year-old fundamental theory of electromagnetism. The discovery has possible applications in spintronics. The study ...

Superconductivity Mar 28, 2017

Scientists discovered tip induced unconventional superconductivity on Weyl semimetals

Recently, Prof. Jian Wang and collaborators discovered tip-induced unconventional superconductivity by hard point contact on Weyl semi-metal TaAs crystals, which might be topologically non-trivial. Topological superconductors ...

Nanomaterials Feb 13, 2017

A new platform to study graphene's electronic properties

Graphene's unusual electronic structure enables this extraordinary material to break many records of strength, electricity and heat conduction. Âé¶¹ÒùÔºicists at the Center for Theoretical Âé¶¹ÒùÔºics of Complex Systems (PCS), in ...

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