Unconventional superconductivity in magic - angle graphene
superlattices.
Correlated insulator behaviour at half - filling in magic - angle graphene
superlattices.
Likely materials include silicon - germanium, gallium and aluminum arsenide and certain oxide
superlattices.
Controlling the self - assembly of nanoparticles into
superlattices is an important approach to build functional materials.
Taking child's play with building blocks to a whole new level - the nanometer scale - scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have constructed 3D «
superlattice» multicomponent nanoparticle arrays where the arrangement of particles is driven by the shape of the tiny building blocks.
«The aggregates are arranged in orderly
superlattice structures, which is in stark contrast to the prevailing view that the adsorption of gas molecules by MOFs occurs stochastically.»
The paper is titled «Extra adsorption and adsorbate
superlattice formation in metal - organic frameworks.»
Metamaterials are artificial nanofabricated constructs whose optical properties arise from the physical structure of
their superlattices rather than their chemical composition.
A beam of light shined through
the superlattice of this zero - index metamaterial was unaffected, as if it had passed through a vacuum.
Northwestern University researchers have developed a new method to precisely arrange nanoparticles of different sizes and shapes in two and three dimensions, resulting in optically active
superlattices.
The researchers used a combination of numerical simulations and optical spectroscopy techniques to identify particular nanoparticle
superlattices that absorb specific wavelengths of visible light.
This new class of
superlattice structures has tailorable electronic properties for potential technological applications and further scientific studies.»
«Traditional semiconductor
superlattices can usually only be made from materials with highly similar lattice symmetry, normally with rather similar electronic structures,» Huang said.
Those ammonium molecules automatically assemble into new layers in the ordered crystal structure, creating
a superlattice.
This new class of
superlattices alternates 2D atomic crystal sheets that are interspaced with molecules of varying shapes and sizes.
Following that success, the team inserted different types of ammonium molecules with various sizes and symmetries into a series of 2D materials to create a broad class of
superlattices.
Compared with the conventional layer - by - layer assembly or growth approach currently used to create 2D
superlattices, the new UCLA - led process to manufacture
superlattices from 2D materials is much faster and more efficient.
«For the first time, we have created stable
superlattice structures with radically different layers, yet nearly perfect atomic - molecular arrangements within each layer.
An artist's concept of two kinds of monolayer atomic crystal molecular
superlattices.
Most importantly, the new method easily yields
superlattices with tens, hundreds or even thousands of alternating layers, which is not yet possible with other approaches.
Such
superlattices can form the basis for improved and new classes of electronic and optoelectronic devices.
A research team led by UCLA scientists and engineers has developed a method to make new kinds of artificial «
superlattices» — materials composed of alternating layers of ultra-thin «two - dimensional» sheets, which are only one or a few atoms thick.
For example, while one layer of this new kind of
superlattice can allow a fast flow of electrons through it, the other type of layer can act as an insulator.
«A new class of two - dimensional materials: New kinds of «
superlattices» could lead to improvements in electronics, from transistors to LEDs.»
The new method to create monolayer atomic crystal molecular
superlattices uses a process called «electrochemical intercalation,» in which a negative voltage is applied.
«Built - in Potential in Fe2O3 - Cr2O3
Superlattices for Improved Photoexcited Carrier Separation.»
The research is described in this Brookhaven National Laboratory news release «Scientists Guide Gold Nanoparticles to Form «Diamond»
Superlattices ``:
As an added benefit,
the superlattice stack generates an internal voltage that is expected to drive holes to the material's surface, where they can react to create fuels.
The ability of
these superlattice stacks to separate electrons and holes was first predicted in 2000 by Kaspar's colleague Dr. Scott Chambers, but no practical applications were envisioned at the time.
The images below the schematic are (left to right): a reconstructed cryo - EM density map of the tetrahedron, a caged particle shown in a negative - staining TEM image, and a diamond
superlattice shown at high magnification with cryo - STEM.
Quantum tunneling is central to physical phenomena involved in
superlattices.
Now, when light strikes the surface of
the superlattice, the interfaces are such that they drive the excited electrons to the hematite and the holes to the chromium oxide.
To create a material where the electrons and holes are forced to separate, the team produced an artificial crystal structure called
a superlattice.
As Liu explained, «Building diamond
superlattices from nano - and micro-scale particles by means of self - assembly has proven remarkably difficult.
UCLA researchers develop a new class of two - dimensional materials: New kinds of «
superlattices» could lead to improvements in electronics, from transistors to LEDs March 11th, 2018
When mixed and annealed, the tetrahedral arrays formed
superlattices with long - range order where the positions of the gold nanoparticles mimics the arrangement of carbon atoms in a lattice of diamond, but at a scale about 100 times larger.
The same issue of Science features another approach to engineering
superlattices using DNA nanotechnology: «Diamond family of nanoparticle
superlattices» [abstract].
Furthermore, the phonon transport in MnGe nanoinclusions embedded in Ge matrix and MnGe / Ge
superlattices were also studied.
In
superlattice structures, ballistic phonon transport across the whole thickness of the superlattices implies phase coherence.
An article based on the research, «Oscillatory Noncollinear Magnetism Induced by Interfacial Charge Transfer in
Superlattices Composed of Metallic Oxides,» appeared in Physical Review X in November.
Simulations show that although high frequency phonons are scattering by roughness, remaining long wavelength phonons maintain their phase and traverse
the superlattices ballistically.
We show further that phonon heat conduction localization happens in GaAs / AlAs
superlattice by placing ErAs nanodots at interfaces.
Creating
a superlattice by placing graphene on boron nitride may allow control of electron motion in graphene and make graphene electronics practical.
Photoelectrochemical properties of model corundum and perovskite
superlattices and pn junctions
A research team led by UCLA scientists and engineers has developed a method to make new kinds of artificial «
superlattices» — materials comprised of alternating layers of ultra-thin «two - dimensional» sheets, which are only one or a few atoms thick.
Superlattices are currently built by manually stacking the ultrathin layers on top of each other.
However, the new
superlattices can have radically different structures, properties and functions.
The new method could also yield
superlattices with thousands of alternating layers, which is not possible using traditional approaches.
This is an artist's concept of two kinds of monolayer atomic crystal molecular
superlattices.
The new
superlattices — called monolayer atomic crystal molecular
superlattices — feature a molecular layer that becomes the second «sheet» that is held in place by van der Waals forces — weak electrostatic forces that keep otherwise neutral molecules attached to each other.