For the first time, a team at BESSY II has succeeded in demonstrating the one-dimensional electronic properties of a material ...

Graphene and its molecular fragments, known as nanographenes, are key materials for next-generation organic electronics due ...

Researchers uncovered a crucial mechanism that reveals how electrons and atoms interact to create a new quasiparticle and ...

Twistronics is a field of study that emerged from the intersection of nanotechnology and materials science. It involves manipulating the electronic properties of two-dimensional (2D) layered materials ...

Plastic that conducts electricity might sound impossible. But there is a special class of materials known as “electronic polymers” that combines the flexibility of plastic with the functionality of ...

INTRODUCTION: Density functional theory (DFT) is a widely used method for calculating the electronic properties of materials. The method is based on the idea of approximating the many-electron wave ...

EPFL researchers have engineered a fiber-based electronic sensor that remains functional even when stretched to over 10 times ...

Engineered polymers hold promise for use in next generation technologies such as light-harvesting devices and implantable electronics that interact with the nervous system—but creating polymers with ...

Low-energy electrons escape from some materials via distinct “doorway” states, according to a study done by physicists at Austria’s Vienna Institute of Technology. The team studied graphene-based ...

Conductors are materials that allow electric current to flow with minimal resistance and are essential for transmitting power and electrical signals in electronic devices. Most metals are good ...