A research team co-led by Berkeley Lab has created and observed quasiparticles called 3D hopfions at the nanoscale (billionths of a meter) in a magnetic system. The discovery could advance high-density, high-speed, low-power, yet ultrastable magnetic memory “spintronics” devices.
An Innovative Pattern: Scientists Rewrite Rules for 2D Electronics
Science Snapshots Theresa Duque •
Scientists at Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley have developed a new technique for fabricating tiny circuits from ultrathin materials for next-generation electronics, such as rewritable, low-power memory circuits.
2D Electronics Get an Atomic Tuneup
News Release Theresa Duque •
Scientists at Berkeley Lab have demonstrated a new technique that could improve the performance of atomically thin semiconductors for next-generation electronics such as optoelectronics, thermoelectrics, and sensors.
Toward an Ultrahigh Energy Density Capacitor
News Release By Rachel Berkowitz •
Researchers at Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley have demonstrated that a common material can be processed into a top-performing energy storage material. Their discovery could improve the efficiency, reliability, and robustness of personal electronics, wearable technologies, and car audio systems.
The Best Topological Conductor Yet: Spiraling Crystal Is the Key to Exotic Discovery
News Release Glenn Roberts Jr. •
A team of researchers working at Berkeley Lab has discovered the strongest topological conductor yet, in the form of thin crystal samples that have a spiral-staircase structure. The team’s result is reported in the March 20 edition of the journal Nature.
Scientists Take a Deep Dive Into the Imperfect World of 2D Materials
News Release Glenn Roberts Jr. •
A team led by scientists at Berkeley Lab has learned how natural nanoscale defects can enhance the properties of tungsten disulfide, a 2D material.
Topological Matters: Toward a New Kind of Transistor
News Release Glenn Roberts Jr. •
An experiment conducted at Berkeley Lab has demonstrated, for the first time, electronic switching in an exotic, ultrathin material that can carry a charge with nearly zero loss at room temperature. Researchers demonstrated this switching when subjecting the material to a low-current electric field.
Scientists Discover ‘Chiral Phonons’ – Atomic Rotations in a 2-D Semiconductor Crystal
News Release Glenn Roberts Jr. •
A research team has found the first evidence that a shaking motion in the structure of an atomically thin material possesses a naturally occurring circular rotation that could become the building block for a new form of information technology and molecular-scale machines.
New Discovery Could Improve Organic Solar Cell Performance
News Release Glenn Roberts Jr. •
Scientists who are members of a new energy materials-related science center based at Berkeley Lab have solved a mystery that could lead to gains in efficiency for organic solar cells.
A New Spin on Quantum Computing: Scientists Train Electrons with Microwaves
News Release Glenn Roberts Jr. •
In what may provide a potential path to processing information in a quantum computer, researchers have switched an intrinsic property of electrons from an excited state to a relaxed state on demand using a device that served as a microwave “tuning fork.”