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Andras Kis

@andraskis.bsky.social
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Professor at EPFL, lanes.epfl.ch Handle from the other network: @andras_ks ORCID: 0000-0002-3426-7702

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Paul Rainey @paulbrainey.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I'm not allowed to boil a kettle in my office; the electricity is public money. This rule can be justified in a sentence. Most of what lands on my desk has never had to be. New post on unnecessary bureaucracy. academicrenewal.substack.com/p/the-one-wa...
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The one-way audit
Researchers are required to account for their time and money. Administrative procedures rarely include any account of the research time they consume.
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Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 01/07/2026
Remarkable!! Would you peer review in 4 days if you got paid ~$300? “Paying reviewers … led to faster first editorial decisions — an average of 5.5 working days, down from nearly 38 for unpaid reviews”
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Oded Rechavi @odedrechavi.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Their journey was much shorter and ended much better than the journey a typical paper goes through before getting published
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Oded Rechavi @odedrechavi.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
When you agree to serve in a committee
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Oded Rechavi @odedrechavi.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Tha'ts what scientists want too. We need AI that makes sure you don't break the dishes (or centrifuge)
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Michele Ceriotti @micheleceriotti.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
made by a friend of a colleague. iykyk
a meme with scilla and cariddi and ulysses ship trying to sail through, making fun of the peer review process at ICLR
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Andras Kis @andraskis.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Honored and grateful to be named on the @clarivateag.bsky.social #HighlyCited2025list. Big thank you to students, postdocs and collaborators as well as everybody who cited our papers and supported our work!
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Andras Kis @andraskis.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
We have published a new paper in @natnano.nature.com by @EdoardoLopriore @FedeleTagarelli et al. We have integrated vdW heterostructures hosting interlayer excitons with a monolithic Fabry–Perot cavity. @EPFLEngineering @materials-epfl.bsky.social
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Nature Nanotechnology @natnano.nature.com · 17/07/2025
New paper online: Enhancing interlayer exciton dynamics by coupling with monolithic cavities via the field-induced Stark effect. #OpticalMaterials #2DMaterials #ExcitonicDevices www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Enhancing interlayer exciton dynamics by coupling with monolithic cavities via the field-induced Stark effect - Nature Nanotechnology
This work advances excitonic optoelectronics by demonstrating electrically tunable cavity coupling of interlayer excitons in a van der Waals heterobilayer. Through electrostatic control, a 5-fold incr...
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Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) @snsf.ch · 14/07/2025
🔬✈️ With funding from the SNSF, researchers can gain experience formative for their careers. The Postdoc.Mobility 🧳🌍 scheme is allocating a total of 24.8 million Swiss francs to support 200 postdocs either to carry out a research project abroad or to return to Switzerland. ➡️https://buff.ly/sLWClEO
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Mobility grants for 200 postdocs
The SNSF is allocating a total of CHF 24.8 million to enable 200 researchers to carry out a stay abroad or to return to Switzerland.
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Toby Venables @tobyvenables.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
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Andras Kis @andraskis.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Malik et al. show that vacancy formation energies act as a reliable descriptor for MXene exfoliation, enabling prediction of 7 new stable MXenes and highlighting the need for non-HF etchants at higher pH. www.nature.com/artic... #2dmaterials 🧪
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Vacancy formation energy as a descriptor of the exfoliability of MAX phases to MXenes
npj 2D Materials and Applications - Vacancy formation energy as a descriptor of the exfoliability of MAX phases to MXenes
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Andras Kis @andraskis.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Bark et al. uncover a higher-order topological phase in hexagonal honeycomb-kagome lattices via Γ-point band inversion, enabling tunable network bands in twisted or mismatched moiré heterostructures. www.nature.com/artic... #2dmaterials 🧪
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Stacking-dependent topological electronic structures in honeycomb-kagome heterolayers
npj 2D Materials and Applications - Stacking-dependent topological electronic structures in honeycomb-kagome heterolayers
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Andras Kis @andraskis.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Jawa et al. show using TCAD simulations that Schottky barrier heights in TMD FETs appear lower than they are due to trap-induced artifacts in standard extraction. www.nature.com/artic... #2dmaterials 🧪
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Interface trap states induced underestimation of Schottky barrier height in metal-MX2 junctions
npj 2D Materials and Applications - Interface trap states induced underestimation of Schottky barrier height in metal-MX2 junctions
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Andras Kis @andraskis.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Li et al. built quasi-2D Ga₂O₃ UV photodetectors using a liquid metal printing method with a 1.2 μs response, rivaling commercial technology. www.nature.com/artic... #2dmaterials 🧪
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Printing ultrathin Quasi-2D Ga2O3 for fast yet highly responsive vertical photodetectors
npj 2D Materials and Applications - Printing ultrathin Quasi-2D Ga2O3 for fast yet highly responsive vertical photodetectors
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Andras Kis @andraskis.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Oluwole et al. report a combustion reaction of GO and amino acids, resulting in highly graphitized, N-doped graphene inks—printable on plastic to make chipless RFID tags readable at 3.986 GHz from 28 mm. www.nature.com/artic... #2dmaterials 🧪
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Low-temperature graphitization by amine-assisted combustion of graphite oxide
npj 2D Materials and Applications - Low-temperature graphitization by amine-assisted combustion of graphite oxide
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Andras Kis @andraskis.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Majchrzak et al. show that MPS₃ heterostructures have tunable electronic states and catalytic potential; MnPS₃/NiPS₃ pairing offers ideal band alignment for efficient, pH-flexible water splitting. www.nature.com/artic... #2dmaterials 🧪
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Experimental and theoretical band alignment study of MPS3 (M = Mn, Fe, Co, Ni) for designing tailored 2D heterostructures
npj 2D Materials and Applications - Experimental and theoretical band alignment study of MPS3 (M = Mn, Fe, Co, Ni) for designing tailored 2D heterostructures
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Andras Kis @andraskis.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Shakir et al. show that placing a metal in van der Waals contact with a TMDC monolayer enhances photoluminescence by up to 100× by suppressing exciton-exciton annihilation through strong Coulomb screening. www.nature.com/artic... #2dmaterials 🧪
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Photoluminescence enhancement in two-dimensional semiconductors via spacer-free metallic screening
npj 2D Materials and Applications - Photoluminescence enhancement in two-dimensional semiconductors via spacer-free metallic screening
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Andras Kis @andraskis.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Gill et al. use ultrafast light pulses to generate pure spin and valley currents—without charge flow—in 2D materials like WSe₂ and bilayer graphene, opening paths to next-gen spin/valleytronics. www.nature.com/artic... #2dmaterials 🧪
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Ultrafast all-optical generation of pure spin and valley currents
npj 2D Materials and Applications - Ultrafast all-optical generation of pure spin and valley currents
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Andras Kis @andraskis.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Lee et al. show that Van der Waals stacking adds symmetry control over Dirac surface states, enabling tunable spin textures and magnetic responses—key for topological quantum and spintronic device design. www.nature.com/artic... #2dmaterials 🧪
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Manipulation of Dirac states in polymorphic and dual topological insulating phases of van der Waals systems
npj 2D Materials and Applications - Manipulation of Dirac states in polymorphic and dual topological insulating phases of van der Waals systems
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Andras Kis @andraskis.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Solomon et al. show growth of 2D Ruddlesden-Popper metal halides by pulsed laser deposition. www.nature.com/artic... #2dmaterials 🧪
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Oriented 2D Ruddlesden-Popper metal halides by pulsed laser deposition
npj 2D Materials and Applications - Oriented 2D Ruddlesden-Popper metal halides by pulsed laser deposition
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Guilherme M. Marega @guimarega.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
🚀 Our lab website is live! → emergelab.rice.edu The Emerge Lab @RiceUniversity will explore emerging materials & nanoelectronics to advance computing, communication & sensing. 🔬 PhD positions opening soon—stay tuned! #Nanoelectronics #MaterialsScience #RiceUniversity
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Rice – Emerge lab
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Andras Kis @andraskis.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Ge et al. propose bilayer graphene–WSe₂ quantum dots for quantum computing with simulations revealing fast picosecond operation and a 100× SOC boost. www.nature.com/artic... #2dmaterials 🧪
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Ab initio simulation of spin-charge qubits based on bilayer graphene-WSe2 quantum dots
npj 2D Materials and Applications - Ab initio simulation of spin-charge qubits based on bilayer graphene-WSe2 quantum dots
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Andras Kis @andraskis.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Simonian et al. find that TlGaSe₂ thin films show enhanced thermoelectric performance thanks to stacking faults—once considered defects, they're now a feature. www.nature.com/artic... #2dmaterials 🧪
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Elucidating the role of stacking faults in TlGaSe2 on its thermoelectric properties
npj 2D Materials and Applications - Elucidating the role of stacking faults in TlGaSe2 on its thermoelectric properties
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Andras Kis @andraskis.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Lee et al. show that under pressure, CrSiTe₃ becomes metallic, triples its TC, and shows a dome-like Hall effect—evidence of Berry curvature from topological bands. www.nature.com/artic... #2dmaterials 🧪
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Pressure-induced large anomalous Hall effects in a layered ferromagnet CrSiTe3
npj 2D Materials and Applications - Pressure-induced large anomalous Hall effects in a layered ferromagnet CrSiTe3
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Andras Kis @andraskis.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Erhardt et al. in a first-principles study map the full superconducting dome in doped MoS₂, showing that Tc rises then falls due to CDWs, polarons, and an H-to-1T′ phase shift—reconciling conflicting experiments. www.nature.com/artic... 🧪
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Understanding the origin of superconducting dome in electron-doped MoS2 monolayer
npj 2D Materials and Applications - Understanding the origin of superconducting dome in electron-doped MoS2 monolayer
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Andras Kis @andraskis.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Agarwal et al. show that topological polarization textures in twisted vdW bilayers produce distinctive nonlinear optical responses, enabling their optical detection via vortex-like shift photocurrents. www.nature.com/artic... #2dmaterials 🧪
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Shift photocurrent vortices from topological polarization textures
npj 2D Materials and Applications - Shift photocurrent vortices from topological polarization textures
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Andras Kis @andraskis.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Abuthahir et al. have developed MXene composites for electrochemical SMX detection, achieving high sensitivity, low LOD, and <3% RSD—ideal for real-time water quality monitoring with biomaterial potential. www.nature.com/artic... #2dmaterials 🧪
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Electrochemical detection of sulfamethoxazole antibiotics in water using MXene/ZIF-8 composite modified glassy carbon electrode
npj 2D Materials and Applications - Electrochemical detection of sulfamethoxazole antibiotics in water using MXene/ZIF-8 composite modified glassy carbon electrode
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Andras Kis @andraskis.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Völkel et al. show that h-BN memristors with nickel electrodes show strong resistive switching in air, but not in vacuum—simulations reveal water’s critical role in device behavior and forming process. www.nature.com/artic... #2dmaterials 🧪
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Influence of humidity on the resistive switching of hexagonal boron nitride-based memristors
npj 2D Materials and Applications - Influence of humidity on the resistive switching of hexagonal boron nitride-based memristors
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Andras Kis @andraskis.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Zhou et al. screen 426 2D monolayers with spin-orbit coupling and reveal standout spin Hall materials like Ta₄Se₂ and Y₂C₂I₂, offering routes to efficient, low-power spintronic technologies. www.nature.com/artic...
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High-throughput calculations of spin Hall conductivity in non-magnetic 2D materials
npj 2D Materials and Applications - High-throughput calculations of spin Hall conductivity in non-magnetic 2D materials
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Andras Kis @andraskis.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Davoudiniya et al. show that show that 1T-VSe2-based 2D heterostructures with 1T-TaS2 electrodes offer superior spin transport, high TMR, and low switching energy, ideal for next-gen spintronics. www.nature.com/artic... #2dmaterials 🧪
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Tuning of spin-transfer torque in VSe2-based vdW magnetic tunnel junctions by electrode polytypes
npj 2D Materials and Applications - Tuning of spin-transfer torque in VSe2-based vdW magnetic tunnel junctions by electrode polytypes
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Andras Kis @andraskis.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Pacakova et al. show that vermiculite nanosheets have wide band gaps (3.3–3.9 eV) and antiferromagnetism, making this abundant, non-toxic clay a strong candidate for 2D high-voltage/spintronic devices. www.nature.com/artic... #2dmaterials 🧪
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Naturally occurring 2D semiconductor with antiferromagnetic ground state
npj 2D Materials and Applications - Naturally occurring 2D semiconductor with antiferromagnetic ground state
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Andras Kis @andraskis.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Wu et al. reveal that that femtosecond photoexcitation boosts exciton anisotropy in InSe from 0.4 meV to 8 meV, uncovering dynamic, direction-dependent screening in van der Waals semiconductors. www.nature.com/artic... #2dmaterials 🧪
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Anisotropic screening of excitons in van der Waals materials
npj 2D Materials and Applications - Anisotropic screening of excitons in van der Waals materials
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Seamus Blackley @seamus.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
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Why Bell Labs Worked.
Or, how MBA culture killed Bell Labs
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Andras Kis @andraskis.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Panna et al. observe Andreev pair injection in Nb–WS₂, showing subgap conductivity and proximity effects vital for hybrid quantum and superconducting devices. www.nature.com/artic... #nanomaterials #2dmaterials 🧪
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Andreev pair injection into a transition metal dichalcogenide monolayer
npj 2D Materials and Applications - Andreev pair injection into a transition metal dichalcogenide monolayer
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Andras Kis @andraskis.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Ko et al. review the state of the art in 2D materials for neuromorphic sensing, mimicking the brain. www.nature.com/artic... #nanomaterials #2dmaterials 🧪
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Two-dimensional materials for artificial sensory devices: advancing neuromorphic sensing technology
npj 2D Materials and Applications - Two-dimensional materials for artificial sensory devices: advancing neuromorphic sensing technology
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Andras Kis @andraskis.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Ahn et al. reveal near-degenerate AA/AB-r stackings in PtSe₂, inducing polymorphism and a stacking-sensitive band gap that underpins a metal-insulator transition in few-layer structures. www.nature.com/artic... #nanomaterials #2dmaterials 🧪
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Stacking polymorphism of PtSe2: its implication to layer-dependent metal-insulator transitions
npj 2D Materials and Applications - Stacking polymorphism of PtSe2: its implication to layer-dependent metal-insulator transitions
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Dune Quotes @dunequotes.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
A bad administrator is more concerned with reports than with decisions. He wants the record which he can display as an excuse for his errors
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Andras Kis @andraskis.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Babar et al. show that carbon and strain stabilize defects in hBN, creating bright visible-light color centers—potential single-photon emitters. www.nature.com/artic... #nanomaterials #2dmaterials 🧪
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Carbon-contaminated topological defects in hexagonal boron nitride for quantum photonics
npj 2D Materials and Applications - Carbon-contaminated topological defects in hexagonal boron nitride for quantum photonics
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Andras Kis @andraskis.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Mastropasqua et al. show how cooling dynamics affect growth, intercalation, and self-limiting behavior of CVD graphene growth on SiC. #nanomaterials #2dmaterials 🧪www.nature.com/artic...
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Self-limited monolayer graphene growth on SiC with propane-hydrogen CVD
npj 2D Materials and Applications - Self-limited monolayer graphene growth on SiC with propane-hydrogen CVD
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Andras Kis @andraskis.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Mouro et al. model drift in electrolyte-gated graphene FETs via charge trapping at substrate defects, offering key insights to enhance stability for biosensing and neuromorphic device applications. www.nature.com/artic... 🧪
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Analytical modeling and experimental characterization of drift in electrolyte-gated graphene field-effect transistors
npj 2D Materials and Applications - Analytical modeling and experimental characterization of drift in electrolyte-gated graphene field-effect transistors
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Andras Kis @andraskis.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Hammad et al. show that MoS₂–MoO₃ heterostructures store 1.5× more Li⁺ before switching to the metallic phase, combining DFT predictions with in situ validation—promising for light-driven energy devices. www.nature.com/artic... 🧪
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Heterojunction impedes ion induced metallization in 2D transition metal dichalcogenides
npj 2D Materials and Applications - Heterojunction impedes ion induced metallization in 2D transition metal dichalcogenides
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Andras Kis @andraskis.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Sterbentz et al. show how semiconducting TMDs can serve as viable electrostatic gates for graphene devices at cryogenic temperatures, but exhibit voltage clamping and hysteresis due to defect-state charge trapping. www.nature.com/artic... 🧪
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Gating monolayer and bilayer graphene with a two-dimensional semiconductor
npj 2D Materials and Applications - Gating monolayer and bilayer graphene with a two-dimensional semiconductor
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Andras Kis @andraskis.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Rizu et al show that oS₂/PtSe₂ heterostructure sensor detects NO₂ down to 3 ppb. Under UV, it shows 2180% response at 800 ppb—offering exceptional sensitivity, recovery, and selectivity. www.nature.com/artic... 🧪
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UV-enhanced exfoliated MoS2/PtSe2 heterostructure for ultra-sensitive NO2 detection at room temperature
npj 2D Materials and Applications - UV-enhanced exfoliated MoS2/PtSe2 heterostructure for ultra-sensitive NO2 detection at room temperature
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Andras Kis @andraskis.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Altvater et al. show that an MoS₂/InSe type-I heterojunction enables fast energy transfer and boosted exciton emission in InSe, showing strong promise for tunable vdW optoelectronics. www.nature.com/artic... 🧪
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Efficient energy transfer and photoluminescence enhancement in 2D MoS2/bulk InSe van der Waals heterostructures
npj 2D Materials and Applications - Efficient energy transfer and photoluminescence enhancement in 2D MoS2/bulk InSe van der Waals heterostructures
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Andras Kis @andraskis.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Zhao et al. review how Atomically sharp vdW spin interfaces are transforming spintronics—enabling new devices, uncovering moiré topological effects, and accelerating fundamental discoveries. www.nature.com/artic... 🧪
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Novel spintronic effects in two-dimensional van der Waals heterostructures
npj 2D Materials and Applications - Novel spintronic effects in two-dimensional van der Waals heterostructures
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Andras Kis @andraskis.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Liu et al. show that C20-based 2D monolayers show promise for Z-scheme water splitting, with SnSSe/β-C20 hitting 27.54% STH efficiency and nanosecond carrier lifetimes. www.nature.com/artic... #nanomaterials #2dmaterials 🧪
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Two-dimensional C20-based monolayers and heterostructures for photocatalytic overall water splitting
npj 2D Materials and Applications - Two-dimensional C20-based monolayers and heterostructures for photocatalytic overall water splitting
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Andras Kis @andraskis.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Verma et al. show using electroluminescence and modeling that defect-assisted impact ionization governs MoS₂ breakdown, important for making reliable TMD-based electronics. #nanomaterials #2dmaterials 🧪www.nature.com/artic...
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Impact ionization and the paradox of defects in transition metal dichalcogenide FETs
npj 2D Materials and Applications - Impact ionization and the paradox of defects in transition metal dichalcogenide FETs
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Andras Kis @andraskis.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Mondal et al. show that polarized Raman scattering reveals a striking 90° rotation of CrSBr’s phonon modes, uncovering resonant electron-phonon coupling in this anisotropic antiferromagnet. www.nature.com/artic... #nanomaterials #2dmaterials 🧪
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Raman polarization switching in CrSBr
npj 2D Materials and Applications - Raman polarization switching in CrSBr
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Andras Kis @andraskis.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
New in #npj2dmaterials @natureportfolio.bsky.social: Low et al. show that FePS₃-MoS₂ heterojunctions enable broadband photodetection with enhanced charge separation, fast relaxation, and potential for flexible optoelectronics. www.nature.com/artic... #nanomaterials #2dmaterials 🧪
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FePS3-MoS2 p-n junctions for broadband optoelectronics
npj 2D Materials and Applications - FePS3-MoS2 p-n junctions for broadband optoelectronics
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