A graphene superlattice study published April 15 shows that magnetic proximity effects can be tuned electrically, with bilayer devices reaching spin polarizations approaching 50%.
A Manchester-led team has used graphene encapsulation to capture the first atomic-resolution images of monolayer transition metal diiodides, a reactive 2D material class that normally degrades within seconds of air exposure.
Penn State researchers reported that stoichiometric iron telluride is superconducting and that its behavior can be patterned with a moiré interface, opening a sharper route to engineered quantum materials.
Researchers reported a new MXene synthesis route that produced a highly ordered, chlorine-terminated 2D material with conductivity 160 times higher than conventionally made versions, a step that could broaden the material’s use in electronics, shielding and energy devices.
A Nature Reviews Physics review published April 9, 2026 says van der Waals squeezing has enabled atom-thin bismuth, indium, tin, lead and gallium metals that remain stable for at least a year, a development that could expand two-dimensional electronics and quantum transport research.
MIT researchers have reported a new way to grow moiré crystals from atomically thin materials at scale, a development that could ease a major fabrication bottleneck in two-dimensional electronics. In the same study, the team found electronic behavior that maps onto a synthetic fourth dimension, opening a new route for quantum materials research.
