Next-generation two-dimensional materials have atomistic structures that are more complex than graphene’s and hexagonal boron nitride’s honeycomb lattices. The reduced symmetries of these novel materials give rise to inhomogeneous materials…

One of the most exciting recent developments in quantum materials is the discovery and characterization of magnetism and superconductivity in exfoliated single-layer materials. These developments pave the way for an…

In photothermal techniques, the thermal response of materials to modulated incident light or electromagnetic radiation is measured and analyzed in order to extract information on the physical processes that underly…

The field of plasmonics studies the remarkably strong interaction of metallic nanoparticles with light, resulting from the resonant excitation of their quasi-free electrons. Among the various properties of plasmonic resonances,…

Phase change exists widely in versatile materials, such as metals, ceramics, organics, and emerging 2D materials. Applications of the phase-change materials include heat storage, memories, photonics, neuromorphic calculation, actuators, etc.…

Ferroic materials, namely ferroelectrics and ferroelastics, show outstanding potential for device applications. Especially, the domains and domain walls in ferroic materials have received wide attention since they are applicable to…

Nanotubes have been pursued aggressively over the last two decades. Significant progress has been made in the selective growth and post-synthetic sorting of highly monodisperse carbon nanotubes, in understanding their…

Atmospheric pressure plasmas are formed in open atmosphere and result in high reactivity due to formation of multiple excited and ionized species. These plasmas play an important role in many…

As the field of topological physics continues to evolve, the range of materials and devices manifesting that physics continues to expand, and commercial technological application appears to be on the…