Heat engines convert a heat difference into more useful forms of energy as heat flows from warmer to cooler regions of electronic devices. Reducing them to the nanoscale would enable waste heat ...

Scientists use ptychography to capture atoms as they transfer heat, and learn that phasons dominate during thermal movement ...

Researchers at Kumamoto University and Nagoya University have developed a new class of two-dimensional (2D) metal-organic ...

Scientists have imaged atomic thermal vibrations for the first time, revealing hidden patterns that could redefine quantum and nano-electronic device design. Scientists studying atomic-level behavior ...

Researchers investigating atomic-scale phenomena impacting next-generation electronic and quantum devices have captured the ...

Researchers use electron ptychography to capture atomic vibrations in twisted 2D materials with record-breaking precision.

Fig. 5: Hexagonal Wurtzite structure of gallium nitride showing major crystal planes. [⁠9] Silicon device designers have long relied on precise placement of dopants to control both electron and hole ...

Researchers also found that single-electron devices from these wafers perform well when operated as spin qubits, achieving 99.9% gate fidelity. This fidelity is the highest reported for qubits ...

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