Scanning probe microscopy (SPM), a key invention in nanoscience, has by now been
extended to a wide spectrum of basic and applied fields. Its application to basic science led …

Discovery of graphene and its astonishing properties have given birth to a new class of
materials known as “2D materials”. Motivated by the success of graphene, alternative …

The Wigner crystal has fascinated condensed matter physicists for nearly 90 years,,,,,,,,,,,–.
Signatures of two-dimensional (2D) Wigner crystals were first observed in 2D electron gases …

Although copper oxide high-temperature superconductors constitute a complex and diverse
material family, they all share a layered lattice structure. This curious fact prompts the …

Graphene's success has shown that it is possible to create stable, single and few-atom-thick
layers of van der Waals materials, and also that these materials can exhibit fascinating and …

Carbon is one of the most intriguing elements in the Periodic Table. It forms many allotropes,
some known from ancient times (diamond and graphite) and some discovered 10-20 years …

The use of boron nitride (BN) as a substrate for graphene nanodevices has attracted much
interest since the recent report that BN greatly improves the mobility of charge carriers in …

Defects play a key role in determining the properties and technological applications of
nanoscale materials and, because they tend to be highly localized, characterizing them at …

Spectroscopic studies of electronic phenomena in graphene are reviewed. A variety of
methods and techniques are surveyed, from quasiparticle spectroscopies (tunneling …

Two-dimensional black phosphorus (BP) has sparked enormous research interest due to its
high carrier mobility, layer-dependent direct bandgap and outstanding in-plane anisotropic …