World's first micromachine twists 2D materials at will

Posted On: 2024-10-28

Researchers have discovered that changing the angle between two layers of graphene, an atom-thick sheet of carbon, also changed the material's electronic and optical properties. They learned that a "twist" of 1.1 degrees—dubbed the "magic" angle—could transform this metallic material into an insulator or a superconductor, a finding that ignited excitement about a possible pathway to new quantum technologies.

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https://phys.org/news/2024-08-world-micromachine-2d-materials.html