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AFM tip on a monolayer of molybdenum disulfide on a gold surface
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Friction depends on speed

A team of researchers from the SNI network has recently shown that, on the nanometer scale, frictional forces depend on speed. The scientists from Professor Ernst Meyer's team at the Department of Physics (University of Basel) moved the tip…

Pentamerer rings of Phosphor
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2D layer of phosphorus pentamers shows semiconductor properties on silver surface

Phosphorus is an exciting element: It is essential for the survival of organisms and promises numerous electronic applications. With this in mind, researchers at the University of Basel have synthesized two-dimensional layers containing…

[Translate to English:] Elektronen im 2D Material
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New method for determining the exchange energy of 2D materials

Researchers from the University of Basel have looked at how the ferromagnetic properties of electrons in the two-dimensional semiconductor molybdenum disulfide can be better understood. They revealed a surprisingly simple way of measuring…

Image of Chip
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Superconducting qubits – voltage tuned

Researchers from the SNI network have developed a new qubit platform that could be suitable for various applications. In contrast to conventional superconducting qubits made of metals, the team has combined a technologically relevant…

TEM Image of SiNP(grün) in Matrix (orange)
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Method for detecting nanoparticles in early life nutrition

Researchers from the SNI network have developed a technique that can detect nanoparticles (that is, particles with a diameter of less than 100 nanometers) in early life nutrition products with a high sample throughput. Nanoparticles are…

Two radicals in two cages
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Using light to produce medication and plastics more efficiently

Anyone who wants to produce medication, plastics or fertilizer using conventional methods needs heat for chemical reactions – but not so with photochemistry, where light provides the energy. The process to achieve the desired product also…

Experimental setup
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Strong spin-photon coupling

Researchers from the SNI network have achieved strong coupling between an electron spin and a single photon. Normally, an electron spin couples only weakly to photons. To achieve strong coupling with a single photon, the researchers used a…

miniature quantum memory
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Mass-producible miniature quantum memory

Researchers at the University of Basel have built a quantum memory element based on atoms in a tiny glass cell. In the future, such quantum memories could be mass-produced on a wafer. It is hard to imagine our lives without networks such…

Graphik explaining the principle
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Increased coherence thanks to cooling

A team of researchers from the SNI network has increased the coherence of an electron spin in a quantum dot to over half a microsecond for the first time. The scientists achieved the more than 150-fold increase in coherence time by using…

magic graphene
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Investigation of “magic” graphene

Researchers from the SNI network have used an atomic force microscope in pendulum mode to study a two-layer graphene device. In this bilayer graphene, the two layers of pure carbon were rotated by the “magic angle” of approximately 1.1°…

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