(Nanowerk News) Monolayer crystals, often being referred as 2D crystals or 2D materials, possess the unique characteristic of having a single layer of regular atomic structure. And the more regular ...

We found that mono-vacancies spend considerably less time as a dislocation pair than do di-vacancies, and the above diffusion mechanism is not important for mono-vacancies. The different behaviour ...

Crystals are known far and wide for their beauty and elegance. But even though they may appear perfect on the outside, their microstructure can be quite complicated, making them difficult to model ...

Researchers and industries have been using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to study semiconductors' stacking and dislocation faults. This article considers the analysis of crystal structures.

Raman spectroscopy and photoluminescence are sensitive to the presence of defects and impurities in crystals. The disruption of long-range translational symmetry in crystals through the presence of ...

Quantum engineers have spent years trying to tame the fragility of qubits, only to be thwarted by the tiniest imperfections in the materials they use. Now a new line of research flips that problem on ...