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Rice University

BUMPS 2

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Stamping or growing 2D materials onto a patterned surface could create models for 1D systems suitable for the exploration of quantum effects, according to a new theory by Rice University engineers. The “bumps” would manipulate the flow of electrons into bands that mimic 1D semiconductors.

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Yakobson Research Group/Rice University

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