Graphene sealing enables first atomic images of monolayer transition metal diiodides

Two-dimensional (2D) materials promise revolutionary advances in electronics and photonics, but many of the most interesting ...
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First Atomic‑Resolution Images of 2D Transition Metal Diiodides

Researchers have now achieved the first atomic‑resolution imaging of monolayer transition metal diiodides, made possible by ...
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What are Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDs)?

While graphene is extremely famous due to its numerous intriguing features, its lack of an electronic band gap (material with a zero-band gap) has driven the quest for two-dimensional materials with ...
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Nickel: Specifications, Properties, Classifications and Classes

Mined chiefly from two ore families, sulfides and laterites, nickel is a shiny, silver-white, face-centred cubic transition metal that is hard, ductile, and easily alloyed. 1 Several features make it ...
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Unveiling the mechanism of the metal-to-insulator transition in ruthenium phosphide suggests a new way of looking at solids

A group has discovered a never-before-seen form of ruthenium phosphide with an unusual configuration of atoms and electrons in its cooled state. This may resolve the puzzle of how a metal can be a ...