Oxidation, in its many forms, can be a double-edged sword; a boon or a bane to humanity. Think of the comforting warmth derived from burning wood or the propulsion in electric vehicles that simplifies travel sustainably, which are both underpinned by the same process. Yet, this very phenomenon, when it affects metals—materials foundational to the …
ABSTRACT Beautiful moiré patterns can be created by stacking and twisting two-dimensional crystals, such as graphene or transition metal dichalcogenides. One of the most fascinating discoveries in recent years is that electrons are strongly affected by these moiré patterns and often exhibit completely unexpected behaviour. For example, twisted bilayer graphene – composed of two (semi-)metallic …
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