Stony Brook and Nankai scientists find stable 2D structures with unique properties
STONY BROOK, NY – The National Nanotechnology Initiative defines nanotechnology as the understanding and control of matter at the nanoscale, at dimensions of approximately 1 and 100 nanometers, where unique phenomena enable novel applications. Nanotechnology is taking the world by storm, revolutionizing the materials and devices used in many applications and products. That’s why a finding announced by Xiang-Feng Zhou and Artem R. Oganov, Group of Theoretical Crystallography in the Department of Geosciences, is so significant.
The paper, Semimetallic Two-Dimensional Boron Allotrope with Massless Dirac Fermions, was published on February 27 in Physical ReviewLetters. The lead author is Oganov’s postdoc at Stony Brook, Xiang-Feng Zhou, who is also an Associate Professor at Nankai University in Tianjin, China.