Twisted Electronics Open the Door to Tunable 2D Materials (IMAGE)

Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science

Twisted Electronics Open the Door to Tunable 2D Materials

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Columbia University researchers have demonstrated the ability to fine-tune the electronic, mechanical, and optical properties of 2D heterostructures like graphene on boron nitride by varying the angle between the crystals in real time.

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