Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), an emerging class of materials that can be used as semiconductors and insulators, have promising potential in various applications due to ...

Transition-metal tellurides (TMTs) are a class of materials that exhibit exotic quantum phenomena when formed into sheets of nanometre-scale thickness. They have considerable potential as active ...

2H-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 ...

Supply-chain standards organization GS1 US has released a Barcode Capabilities Test Kit to help retailers gauge their readiness to shift from linear Universal Product Codes (UPCs) to data-rich 2D ...

Raman spectroscopy has been highlighted as a vital tool for characterizing 2D materials-based van der Waal heterostructures. In this article, we explore its applications in analyzing graphene, TMDs ...

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is one of the most versatile oxides known with a wide range of applications from biomedical uses, to paints, to electronics and many more. When processed at the nanoparticle ...

When ice melts into water, it happens quickly, with the transition from solid to liquid being immediate. However, very thin ...

In recent years, porous two-dimensional (2D) materials such as graphene, carbon nitride, and boron nitride have garnered a lot of interest due to their unique ...

Two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals (vdW) ferromagnets are thin and magnetic materials in which molecules or layers are held together by weak attractive forces known as vdW forces. These materials have ...