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Shengxi Huang in the lab

Tailoring 2D Materials To Improve Electronic And Optical Devices

December 01, 2021

By Sarah Small

The National Science Foundation- supported Penn State Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, Center for Nanoscale Science, hosts two compelling interdisciplinary research groups pioneering the study of air-stable two-dimensional metals and crystalline oxides that are stabilized by high entropy. These efforts are interwoven with a diverse suite of education, outreach, and industrial efforts reaching out to a wide range of stakeholders. Image: Penn State MRSEC

Center For Nanoscale Science Renewed At $18 Million For Six Years

December 01, 2021

By Walt Mills

The Center for Nanoscale Science, a National…

illustration of a highly sensitive dopamine detector

Highly Sensitive Dopamine Detector Uses 2D Materials

December 01, 2021

By Walt Mills

A supersensitive dopamine detector can help…

Layers of molybdenum carbide and molybdenum sulfide allow superconductivity at 50 percent higher temperatures. Credit: Elizabeth Floresgomez Murray/ Penn State

New Advances In Superconductivity

December 01, 2021

By Walt Mills

The goal of room temperature…

$The lattice dynamics of monoclinic gallium telluride (GaTe) is studied by ultrafast electro diffraction (UED). This study provides a generalized understanding of Friedel's law and a comprehensive explanation of the lattice dynamics. Image: Qingkai Qian, Penn State$

New Insights Into Van Der Waals Materials Found

December 01, 2021

By Walt Mills

Layered van der Waals materials are of high…

Using lab experiments and computer simulations, shown here, a team of researchers found that adding graphene to the carbon fiber production process greatly strengthens the material, and this may one day pave the way for higher-strength, cost-effective car materials. Image: Margaret Kowalik and Adri van Duin / Penn State

Graphene-Reinforced Carbon Fiber May Lead To Affordable, Stronger Car Materials

December 01, 2021

A new way of creating carbon fibers — which are typically…

illustration of layers of graphene

Two-Dimensional Metals Open Pathways To New Science

December 01, 2021

By Walt Mills

A new, atomically-thin materials…

Caption: Electron microscope image showing preferential deposition of gold nanoparticles onto transition metal ditellurides relative to the disulfide counterparts. Credit: Yifan Sun/Penn State

When Bonding Noble Metals To 2D Materials, Interfaces Matter

December 01, 2021

By Walt Mills

Researchers at Penn State and…

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