(Nanowerk News) Electrons carry electrical energy, while vibrational energy is carried by phonons. Understanding how they interact with each other in certain materials, like in a sandwich of two ...

Graphene, a material which consists of a single layer of carbon atoms, has been celebrated by many as the "next big thing" in material science. But according to Purdue University researchers, its ...

Integrated optoelectronic devices, with electrons and photons as energy and information carriers, dominate current daily life and industrial development. However, electron- and photon-based devices ...

Illustration showing the control of energy relaxation with twist angle. Credit: Science Advances (2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adj1361 A TU/e and Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology-led ...