Researchers in China have observed a novel version of the Hall effect in a single layer of tungsten selenide (WSe 2). The result, which they obtained by applying strain to a sample of the ...

WüRZBURG, Germany, Oct. 28 (UPI) --Experiments suggest a new light-emitting 2D material developed by scientists in Germany is ideal for data encryption. The 2D material is a type of monolayer known as ...

Lenses are one of the most commonly used optical components in daily life, including eyeglasses, microscopic objectives, magnifying glass, and camera lenses. Conventional lenses are based on the ...

Graphene is well-known as the thinnest two-dimensional (2D) material in the world. Since its first discovery in 2004 by Andre Geim and Kostya Novoselov, many of its unique optical and electronic ...