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New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Malik et al. show that vacancy formation energies act as a reliable descriptor for MXene exfoliation, enabling prediction of 7 new stable MXenes and highlighting the need for non-HF etchants at higher pH. www.nature.com/artic...#npj2dmaterials#2dmaterials 🧪

New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Bark et al. uncover a higher-order topological phase in hexagonal honeycomb-kagome lattices via Γ-point band inversion, enabling tunable network bands in twisted or mismatched moiré heterostructures. www.nature.com/artic...#npj2dmaterials#2dmaterials 🧪

New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Jawa et al. show using TCAD simulations that Schottky barrier heights in TMD FETs appear lower than they are due to trap-induced artifacts in standard extraction. www.nature.com/artic...#npj2dmaterials#2dmaterials 🧪

New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Li et al. built quasi-2D Ga₂O₃ UV photodetectors using a liquid metal printing method with a 1.2 μs response, rivaling commercial technology. www.nature.com/artic...#npj2dmaterials#2dmaterials 🧪

New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Oluwole et al. report a combustion reaction of GO and amino acids, resulting in highly graphitized, N-doped graphene inks—printable on plastic to make chipless RFID tags readable at 3.986 GHz from 28 mm. www.nature.com/artic...#npj2dmaterials#2dmaterials 🧪

New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Majchrzak et al. show that MPS₃ heterostructures have tunable electronic states and catalytic potential; MnPS₃/NiPS₃ pairing offers ideal band alignment for efficient, pH-flexible water splitting. www.nature.com/artic...#npj2dmaterials#2dmaterials 🧪

New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Shakir et al. show that placing a metal in van der Waals contact with a TMDC monolayer enhances photoluminescence by up to 100× by suppressing exciton-exciton annihilation through strong Coulomb screening. www.nature.com/artic...#npj2dmaterials#2dmaterials 🧪

New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Gill et al. use ultrafast light pulses to generate pure spin and valley currents—without charge flow—in 2D materials like WSe₂ and bilayer graphene, opening paths to next-gen spin/valleytronics. www.nature.com/artic...#npj2dmaterials#2dmaterials 🧪

New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Lee et al. show that Van der Waals stacking adds symmetry control over Dirac surface states, enabling tunable spin textures and magnetic responses—key for topological quantum and spintronic device design. www.nature.com/artic...#npj2dmaterials#2dmaterials 🧪

New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Solomon et al. show growth of 2D Ruddlesden-Popper metal halides by pulsed laser deposition. www.nature.com/artic...#npj2dmaterials#2dmaterials 🧪

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New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Ge et al. propose bilayer graphene–WSe₂ quantum dots for quantum computing with simulations revealing fast picosecond operation and a 100× SOC boost. www.nature.com/artic...#npj2dmaterials#2dmaterials 🧪

New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Simonian et al. find that TlGaSe₂ thin films show enhanced thermoelectric performance thanks to stacking faults—once considered defects, they're now a feature. www.nature.com/artic...#npj2dmaterials #2dmaterials 🧪

New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Lee et al. show that under pressure, CrSiTe₃ becomes metallic, triples its TC, and shows a dome-like Hall effect—evidence of Berry curvature from topological bands. www.nature.com/artic...#npj2dmaterials#2dmaterials 🧪

New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Erhardt et al. in a first-principles study map the full superconducting dome in doped MoS₂, showing that Tc rises then falls due to CDWs, polarons, and an H-to-1T′ phase shift—reconciling conflicting experiments. www.nature.com/artic...#npj2dmaterials 🧪

New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Agarwal et al. show that topological polarization textures in twisted vdW bilayers produce distinctive nonlinear optical responses, enabling their optical detection via vortex-like shift photocurrents. www.nature.com/artic...#npj2dmaterials#2dmaterials 🧪

New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Abuthahir et al. have developed MXene composites for electrochemical SMX detection, achieving high sensitivity, low LOD, and <3% RSD—ideal for real-time water quality monitoring with biomaterial potential. www.nature.com/artic...#npj2dmaterials#2dmaterials 🧪

New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Völkel et al. show that h-BN memristors with nickel electrodes show strong resistive switching in air, but not in vacuum—simulations reveal water’s critical role in device behavior and forming process. www.nature.com/artic...#npj2dmaterials#2dmaterials 🧪

Zhou et al. screen 426 2D monolayers with spin-orbit coupling and reveal standout spin Hall materials like Ta₄Se₂ and Y₂C₂I₂, offering routes to efficient, low-power spintronic technologies. www.nature.com/artic...

New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Davoudiniya et al. show that show that 1T-VSe2-based 2D heterostructures with 1T-TaS2 electrodes offer superior spin transport, high TMR, and low switching energy, ideal for next-gen spintronics. www.nature.com/artic...#npj2dmaterials#2dmaterials 🧪

New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Pacakova et al. show that vermiculite nanosheets have wide band gaps (3.3–3.9 eV) and antiferromagnetism, making this abundant, non-toxic clay a strong candidate for 2D high-voltage/spintronic devices. www.nature.com/artic...#npj2dmaterials #2dmaterials 🧪

New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Wu et al. reveal that that femtosecond photoexcitation boosts exciton anisotropy in InSe from 0.4 meV to 8 meV, uncovering dynamic, direction-dependent screening in van der Waals semiconductors. www.nature.com/artic...#npj2dmaterials#2dmaterials 🧪

New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Panna et al. observe Andreev pair injection in Nb–WS₂, showing subgap conductivity and proximity effects vital for hybrid quantum and superconducting devices. www.nature.com/artic...#npj2dmaterials #nanomaterials #2dmaterials 🧪

New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Ko et al. review the state of the art in 2D materials for neuromorphic sensing, mimicking the brain. www.nature.com/artic...#npj2dmaterials#nanomaterials #2dmaterials 🧪

New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Ahn et al. reveal near-degenerate AA/AB-r stackings in PtSe₂, inducing polymorphism and a stacking-sensitive band gap that underpins a metal-insulator transition in few-layer structures. www.nature.com/artic...#npj2dmaterials#nanomaterials #2dmaterials 🧪

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New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Babar et al. show that carbon and strain stabilize defects in hBN, creating bright visible-light color centers—potential single-photon emitters. www.nature.com/artic...#npj2dmaterials#nanomaterials #2dmaterials 🧪

New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Mastropasqua et al. show how cooling dynamics affect growth, intercalation, and self-limiting behavior of CVD graphene growth on SiC. #nanomaterials #2dmaterials 🧪www.nature.com/artic...

New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Mouro et al. model drift in electrolyte-gated graphene FETs via charge trapping at substrate defects, offering key insights to enhance stability for biosensing and neuromorphic device applications. www.nature.com/artic...#npj2dmaterials 🧪

New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Hammad et al. show that MoS₂–MoO₃ heterostructures store 1.5× more Li⁺ before switching to the metallic phase, combining DFT predictions with in situ validation—promising for light-driven energy devices. www.nature.com/artic...#npj2dmaterials 🧪

New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Sterbentz et al. show how semiconducting TMDs can serve as viable electrostatic gates for graphene devices at cryogenic temperatures, but exhibit voltage clamping and hysteresis due to defect-state charge trapping. www.nature.com/artic...#npj2dmaterials🧪

New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Rizu et al show that oS₂/PtSe₂ heterostructure sensor detects NO₂ down to 3 ppb. Under UV, it shows 2180% response at 800 ppb—offering exceptional sensitivity, recovery, and selectivity. www.nature.com/artic...#npj2dmaterials🧪

New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Altvater et al. show that an MoS₂/InSe type-I heterojunction enables fast energy transfer and boosted exciton emission in InSe, showing strong promise for tunable vdW optoelectronics. www.nature.com/artic...#npj2dmaterials🧪

New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Zhao et al. review how Atomically sharp vdW spin interfaces are transforming spintronics—enabling new devices, uncovering moiré topological effects, and accelerating fundamental discoveries. www.nature.com/artic...#npj2dmaterials 🧪

New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Liu et al. show that C20-based 2D monolayers show promise for Z-scheme water splitting, with SnSSe/β-C20 hitting 27.54% STH efficiency and nanosecond carrier lifetimes. www.nature.com/artic...#npj2dmaterials#nanomaterials #2dmaterials 🧪

New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Verma et al. show using electroluminescence and modeling that defect-assisted impact ionization governs MoS₂ breakdown, important for making reliable TMD-based electronics. #nanomaterials #2dmaterials 🧪www.nature.com/artic...

New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Mondal et al. show that polarized Raman scattering reveals a striking 90° rotation of CrSBr’s phonon modes, uncovering resonant electron-phonon coupling in this anisotropic antiferromagnet. www.nature.com/artic...#npj2dmaterials #nanomaterials #2dmaterials 🧪

New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Low et al. show that FePS₃-MoS₂ heterojunctions enable broadband photodetection with enhanced charge separation, fast relaxation, and potential for flexible optoelectronics. www.nature.com/artic...#npj2dmaterials#nanomaterials #2dmaterials 🧪

New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Maity et al. present an efficient atomistic method to solve exciton properties in twisted WS₂/WSe₂, accurately predicting low-energy optical peaks and interlayer states. #nanomaterials #2dmaterials 🧪www.nature.com/artic...

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New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Hilse et al. show smooth, single-phase γ-InSe films grown via MBE on GaAs, with nanoscale polytype domains influencing electronic transport. www.nature.com/artic...#npj2dmaterials#nanomaterials #2dmaterials 🧪

New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Khan et al. show that Janus Cr₂SeO monolayer shows spin band inversion, strain-tunable valley polarization, and robust ferroelectricity, making it a promising platform for valleytronics & memory devices. www.nature.com/artic...#npj2dmaterials🧪

New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Spetzler et al. present a modeling framework for 2D memristive synapses, revealing how the same switching mechanism can yield different pulse dynamics and optimizing trade-offs for neuromorphic computing. www.nature.com/artic...#npj2dmaterials🧪

New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Nepal et al. using high-throughput DFT predict tetragonal MPd₅I₂ vdW materials with tunable magnetism & topology, including Dirac points, QSH states, and rare-earth-free ferromagnets. #nanomaterials #2dmaterials 🧪www.nature.com/artic...

New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Kim et al. show that wrapping Ni-rich cathodes with MoS₂ nanosheets boosts Li-ion battery stability by preventing surface degradation, reducing gas evolution, and extending lifespan. #nanomaterials #2dmaterials 🧪www.nature.com/artic...

New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Kawahala et al. show that shear phonons in vdW material clinochlore induce anisotropic terahertz polarization effects, unveiling a new route to engineer optical properties in vdW materials. www.nature.com/artic...#npj2dmaterials#nanomaterials #2dmaterials 🧪