Physicists’ breakthrough in fine-tuning electron behaviour in quantum materials could fast-track next generation of tech

Nov 29, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Physicists at Loughborough University have made an exciting breakthrough in understanding how to fine-tune the behaviour of electrons in quantum materials poised to drive the next generation of advanced technologies. Their findings are published in Nature Communications ("On the engineering of higher-order Van Hove singularities...

Room-temperature ferroelectricity and data storage potential in tellurium nanowires

Nov 29, 2024 (Nanowerk News) A groundbreaking discovery by an international team of scientists has revealed room-temperature ferroelectric and resistive switching behaviors in single-element tellurium (Te) nanowires, paving the way for advancements in ultrahigh-density data storage and neuromorphic computing. Published in Nature Communications ("Room-temperature ferroelectric, piezoelectric and resistive switching behaviors...