Multimodal scanning-probe quantum sensing of quantum materials
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Excitons in van der Waals magnetic materials
Xu, X., Yao, W., Xiao, D. & Heinz, T. F. Spin and pseudospins in layered transition metal dichalcogenides.…
Quantum tunnelling and leakage current across two-dimensional materials
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Electron–phonon coupling and symmetry breaking in superconducting oxide interfaces near ferroelectric quantum criticality
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Ultrafast, reconfigurable all-optical beam steering and spatial light modulation
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Europe’s first superconducting X-ray spectrometer uses 248 sensors
Researchers in Germany have brought Europe’s first and only superconducting TES-array X-ray spectrometer online at the BESSY II…
String-sliding vibrational modes govern the boson peak and phonon anomalies in amorphous materials
Zeller, R. C. & Pohl, R. O. Thermal conductivity and specific heat of noncrystalline solids. Phys. Rev. B…
Optical multistability in a compact microcavity enabled by near-exceptional coupling
Leopold, D. A. & Logothetis, N. K. Activity changes in early visual cortex reflect monkeys’ percepts during binocular…
Excitonic spin torque in a magnetic semiconductor
Chernikov, A. et al. Exciton binding energy and nonhydrogenic Rydberg series in monolayer WS2. Phys. Rev. Lett. 113,…
Hidden Phase of Matter Finally Captured After Decades of Predictions
By assembling silver nanoparticles into precise crystal patterns, researchers captured a long-theorized state of matter that had never…
UV and thermally stable hole-selective contacts with enhanced assembly density for inverted perovskite solar cells
Snaith, H. J. Present status and future prospects of perovskite photovoltaics. Nat. Mater. 17, 372–376 (2018). Article CAS …
Scientists Create Tiny Chip That Uses Light Instead of Electricity To Process Information
An artist’s illustration of a photonic valleytronic chip for information processing. Credit: Dr. Chi Li Researchers have created…