Hexagons of hexagonal boron nitride join up to form two-dimensional insulator for next-generation electronic devices.

Spintronics: How an atom-thin insulator helps transport spins Date: May 10, 2022 Source: Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg Summary: An intermediate layer consisting of a few atoms is ...

In a surprising discovery, Princeton physicists have observed behavior in an insulator that is typically observed in metals, which hints at the existence of an entirely new type of quantum particle.

An intermediate layer consisting of a few atoms is helping to improve the transport of spin currents from one material to another. Until now, this process involves significant losses. A team from ...

Scientists have long dreamed of making molecular electronics, building one-dimensional strings atom by atom to create new circuits even smaller than today’s tiniest silicon structures. Shrinking ...

As the potential depth of the lattice is increased, a transition is observed from a superfluid to a Mott insulator phase. In the superfluid phase, each atom is spread out over the entire lattice ...

The Mott insulator provided us with a large two-dimensional array of perfectly arranged atoms, in which we created arbitrary spin patterns by sequentially addressing selected lattice sites after ...

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Vacuum is often thought of as empty, but in fact it is teeming with fleeting energy fluctuations—virtual photons popping in and out of existence that can interact with matter, giving rise to new, ...

Scientists have created a process to make patterns in atom-thick layers that combine a conductor -- graphene -- and an insulator -- hexagonal boron nitride. The process may lead to new ...

The University of Tokyo, succeeded in the development of a novel transistor, the “atom transistor,” which performs both logic and memory functions while reducing power consumption by one million times ...