Physicists discover important new property for graphene
Feb 8, 2021 · A new property Graphene is composed of a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in hexagons resembling a honeycomb structure. Since the material’s discovery, scientists have shown …
MIT physicists observe key evidence of unconventional ... - MIT News
Nov 6, 2025 · MIT physicists observed key evidence of unconventional superconductivity in magic-angle graphene. The findings could lead to the development of higher-temperature superconductors.
Electrons become fractions of themselves in graphene, study finds
Feb 21, 2024 · MIT physicists have observed fractional quantum Hall effect in simple pentalayer graphene. The finding could make it easier to develop more robust quantum computers.
Physicists measure a key aspect of superconductivity in “magic-angle ...
Feb 5, 2025 · Physicists measured how readily a current of electron pairs flows through “magic-angle” graphene, a major step toward understanding how this unusual material superconducts.
How can electrons split into fractions of themselves? - MIT News
Nov 18, 2024 · MIT physicists have taken a key step toward solving the puzzle of what leads electrons to split into fractions of themselves. Their solution sheds light on the conditions that give rise to exotic …
A graphene roll-out | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Apr 17, 2018 · MIT engineers have developed a scalable manufacturing process that spools out strips of graphene for use in ultrathin membranes.
Physicists discover a “family” of robust, superconducting graphene ...
Jul 8, 2022 · MIT physicsts identified new multilayered configurations of graphene that can be twisted and stacked to elicit robust superconductivity at low temperatures. The study establishes these …
New lightweight polymer film can prevent corrosion - MIT News
Nov 12, 2025 · The polymer film, which the researchers describe today in Nature, is made using a process that can be scaled up to large quantities and applied to surfaces much more easily than …
From a five-layer graphene sandwich, a rare electronic state emerges
Oct 18, 2023 · When stacked in five layers in a rhombohedral pattern, graphene takes on a rare “multiferroic” state, exhibiting both unconventional magnetism and an exotic electronic behavior …
Insulator or superconductor? Physicists find graphene is both
Mar 5, 2018 · Physicists at MIT and Harvard University have found that graphene, a lacy, honeycomb-like sheet of carbon atoms, can behave at two electrical extremes: as an insulator, in which electrons …