Quantum materials have attracted much attention in recent years due to their exotic and
incredible properties. Among them, van der Waals materials stand out due to their weak …

Hydrogen production via water electrolysis defines the novel energy vector for achieving a
sustainable society. However, the true progress of the given technology is hindered by the …

The specific rotational alignment of two-dimensional lattices results in a moiré superlattice
with a larger period than the original lattices and allows one to engineer the electronic band …

The discovery of correlated phases in twisted moiré superlattices accelerated the search for
low-dimensional materials with exotic properties. A promising approach uses engineered …

The low bending stiffness of atomic membranes from van der Waals ferroelectrics such as α-
In2Se3 allow access to a regime of strong coupling between electrical polarization and …

Nano-biotechnology research has become extremely important due to the possibilities in
manipulation and characterization of biological molecules through nanodevices …

The valley transport properties of a superlattice of out-of-plane Gaussian deformations are
calculated using a Green's function and a machine learning approach. Our results show that …

Strain superlattices (SL) in 2D materials like graphene provide an ideal test bed for
generating flat bands and exploring the effects of strong correlations. Here we report …

Graphene monolayer was the first solid-state material to show a linear dispersion relation
around the corners of the first Brillouin zone. This unusual dispersion relation led to specific …

Two-dimensional van der Waals materials such as graphene present an opportunity for
band structure engineering using custom superlattice potentials. In this study, we …