cubic boron nitride, and other boron-based materials). Its low mechanical resistance to shocks is also problematic: under strong impact, it amorphizes (loses its crystalline structure), leading to a ...

BORON nitride is sometimes referred to as ‘inorganic graphite’ because its structure is like graphite with alternating boron and nitrogen atoms replacing the carbon atoms in the hexagonal ...

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Scientists at Brown University have discovered a new class of quantum particles known as fractional excitons, which exhibit ...

To preserve its 2D structure, the chemical nature of the atoms making up the material must be altered—for example, by using boron nitride or transition metal dichalcogenides, which are also part of ...

Ion-beam-assisted molecular beam epitaxy (IBA-MBE) improves thin-film growth by enhancing crystallinity, reducing defects, ...

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Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695547, India ...