The many possibilties of hybrid organic/inorganic van der Waals heterostructure systems where highly-ordered (supra)molecular layers are interfaced with inorganic 2D materials are discussed.
Physics
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The Superlubric Behavior of Graphene [Video]
Professor Peter Coveney and co-workers from University College London elucidate the process that drives the exfoliation of graphite into graphene sheets using molecular dynamic simulations.
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Lithium Niobate Atomization Device for Viscous Liquids [Video]
James Friend from the University of California, and co-workers from the Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, report a lithium niobate atomization device capable of atomizing viscous liquids with unprecedented atomization flow rate and efficiency.
2D Electron Gas Mobilites Mapped for Oxide Perovskites
Electronic structure calculations on twenty-three different transition metals illuminate the optimum dopant choices to improve electron mobility in oxide perovskite heterostructures.
Geometry- and Topology-Controlled Nanoarchitectures: Focussed Session
An interplay between two realms is the subject of the Focussed Session: Geometry- and Topology-Controlled Nanoarchitectures at the Joint Meeting of DPG (Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft) and EPS (European Physical Society) Condensed Matter Divisions on March 13, 2018 at the TU Berlin.
Novel Microfluidics Strategy for Efficient Fluid Manipulation
By using a series of micro-obstacles in semicircular microchannels, the acceleration of Dean-like secondary flow and helical vortices can be applied to achieve fluid manipulation in a highly-efficient manner.
Optimal in Optical: 2D Semiconductors, OLEDs, Metasurfaces, and Much More
This month’s top Advanced Optical Materials papers and covers.
Molecular Electronics: A Simulation Study
New information about molecular electronics is revealed after conducting DFT simulations.
Revealing the Atomic Structure of Actinides
A series of light-actinide-embedded coinage metal superatomic models are designed and revealed an interesting dual nature in superatomic bonding for protactinium, uranium, neptunium, and plutonium.
Deadline Extended for NANO2018: 30 Years of Advanced Materials
Submit your abstract for NANO2018 conference at City University of Hong Kong by 28 February 2018.
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