Forced to run a labyrinth of carbon atoms uniquely arranged in twisted stacks, electrons do some rather peculiar things.

The study reports the discovery of topological electronic crystals in twisted bilayer -- trilayer graphene ... give it a single twist. The result is a Möbius strip, a surface with just one ...

By twisting layers of graphene, researchers discovered a unique electronic crystal where electrons freeze in place yet allow ...

Now, take another strip, but before joining the ends, give it a single twist. The result is a Möbius strip ... More information: Ruiheng Su et al, Moiré-driven topological electronic crystals in ...

However, in a periodic lattice, such as a crystal, the behaviour of ... to the emergence of new states of matter 1. Graphene, which comprises a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb ...

Now, take another strip, but before joining the ends, give it a single twist. The result is a Möbius strip ... Moiré-driven topological electronic crystals in twisted graphene. Nature. 2025. doi: ...

Published today in Nature, the study reports the discovery of topological electronic crystals in twisted bilayer–trilayer graphene ... give it a single twist. The result is a Möbius strip ...

"The primary objective of our study was to demonstrate the control of the phononic local density of states of the host matrix using phononic crystals to suppress spontaneous single-phonon ...

Würzburg chemists have succeeded in controlling the passage of halide ions by deliberately introducing defects into a two-layer nanographene system. Their results have been published in Nature.