The properties of nanoribbon edges are important for their applications in electronic devices, sensors, and catalysts. A group of scientists from Japan and China studied the mechanical response of ...

Scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have used a unique nano-optical probe to study the effects of illumination on two-dimensional ...

Molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2) is a two-dimensional (2D) nanostructured material that has been used for many years as an industrial lubricant in its bulk form. The 2D form of the material was not ...

Researchers have made an advance in manufacturing molybdenum disulphide, a 2-D material that could compete with graphene for replacing silicon in next-generation electronics. By growing flakes of the ...

Squeezing the right amount of potassium ions between the atomic layers of molybdenum disulfide can turn it from a semiconductor into a metal, superconductor or insulator Figure 1: A photograph of the ...

(Nanowerk News) For the ever-shrinking transistor, there may be a new game in town. Cornell researchers have demonstrated promising electronic performance from a semiconducting compound with ...

As a layered transition metal dichalcogenide with a direct bandgap in monolayer form, molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) offers strong light–matter interaction, broad spectral absorption and favourable ...

The promising new material molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2) has an inherent issue that’s steeped in irony. The material’s greatest asset—its monolayer thickness—is also its biggest challenge. Monolayer ...

Researchers are studying radical new ways to improve solar power and provide more options for the industry to explore. Chemists are proposing to make solar cells using not silicon, but an abundantly ...

Ishikawa Japan--The properties of nanoribbon edges are important for their applications in electronic devices, sensors, and catalysts. Recently, a group of scientists from Japan and China studied the ...