University of Chicago physicists have, for the first time, directly observed a group of atoms transform from a conducting state into an insulating state. "It opens up much richer phenomena to explore, ...

Stacking two oxide insulators together is known to yield a conducting system at the interface between the oxides. But the discovery that simply cleaving such an insulator yields the same outcome ...

A rule-breaking, colorful silicone that could conduct electricity. Previously only thought to be insulating, a shift in the angle between silicon and oxygen atoms creates a highway for an electrical ...

Locating the electrons in superconducting insulators Researchers use calculations to show how and where electrons can conduct … Chris Lee – Mar 16, 2009 5:01 AM | 0 ...

Toward 2-D devices: Single-atom-thick patterns combine conductor and insulator Date: January 27, 2013 Source: Rice University Summary: Scientists have created a process to make patterns in atom ...

Insulators, on the other hand, do not readily conduct electricity. Ordinarily, monolayer WTe 2 is a special insulator with a conducting edge; magnetizing it bestows upon it more unusual properties.

It is only one atom thick. A typical conductor has uniform electrical current flow. On the other hand, insulators do not easily conduct electricity. Monolayer WTe 2 is typically a particular insulator ...

Topological materials are a class of materials that exhibit unique electronic properties at their boundary (surface in 3D ...

When topological insulators are just one atom thick, their edges conduct electricity with 100 percent efficiency, forcing electrons to move in defined lanes, without resistance.

Physicists demonstrated a new magnetized state in a monolayer of tungsten ditelluride. Called a magnetized or ferromagnetic quantum spin Hall insulator, this material of one-atom thickness has an ...