Two-dimensional materials are only a few atoms thick yet hold great promise for the electronics of tomorrow. Because they are ...

Researchers with the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have ...

Researchers have created an innovative method to visualize and analyze atomic structures within specially designed, ultrathin ...

Researchers investigated the fatigue behavior of 2D hybrid materials, opening doors to their widespread use in real-world applications. Researchers investigated the fatigue behavior of 2D hybrid ...

Two-dimensional nanomaterials only a few atoms thick are being pushed to new frontiers, with scientists synthesizing MXenes that pack up to nine transition metals into a single ultrathin sheet. The ...

H-NbO₂—a novel van der Waals oxide synthesized by researchers from Japan—exhibits strongly correlated electronic properties with two-dimensional flexibility. By chemically extracting lithium ions from ...

Finding new materials with useful properties is a primary goal for materials scientists, and it's central to improving technology. One exciting area of current research is 2D materials—super-thin ...

Materials that are incredibly thin, only a few atoms thick, exhibit unique properties that make them appealing for energy storage, catalysis and water purification. Researchers have now developed a ...

Layered two-dimensional (2D) materials occur in many electronic varieties ranging from the standard metals, insulators, and semiconductors to topological insulators, superconductors, ferromagnets, ...

Advancements in nanotechnology fabrication and characterization tools have facilitated a number of developments in the creation of new two-dimensional (2D) materials and gaining and understanding of ...