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International collaboration led from Halle and Dresden demonstrates a chiral fermionic valve without magnets more

Chemical structures and graphs showing chiral ligand properties and measurements.

In a recent article published in Nature Communications, researchers from TU Dresden and the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics reported a side chain-induced chirality amplification (SICA) strategy that enables the synthesis of highly crystalline and conductive chiral 2D c-MOFs with… more

Diagram illustrating chemical processes and molecular structures.

In a recent article published in Nature Synthesis, researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics and TU Dresden reported an on-water surface synthesis strategy for the construction of mechanically interlocked monolayer and bilayer 2D polymers. This study sheds light on the… more

Illustration of the three-step polymerization process, showing molecular structures, reaction kinetics graphs, and microscopy images of DY2DP-Por and GDY with detailed nanometer measurements.

In a recent article published in Nature Communications, researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics and TU Dresden reported the development of an on-liquid surface synthesis strategy for the construction of diyne-linked 2D polymer crystals. This approach represents a… more

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A new study reveals that insulating buffer layers are no longer needed for ultrathin magnetic racetrack devices, unlocking new paths for seamless integration with functional substrates. more

High Entropy Alloys for sustainable next-generation spintronics

In a newly published study in Advanced Materials, researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics report a new class of materials that may enable more sustainable spintronic devices: iridium-based high entropy alloys. more

Collaboration with the Allen Institute begins with the debut of new nanophotonic neural probes

A publication in SPIE Neurophotonics demonstrated a foundry-fabricated dual-color nanophotonic neural probe developed in collaboration between the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics and the Allen Institute for Neural Dynamics. more

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A groundbreaking study reveals highly mobile hot carriers in 2D conjugated coordination polymers (2D c-CPs), challenging the paradigm that organic materials are unsuitable for non-equilibrium charge transport applications. more

A Decades-Old Puzzle Solved: New Signature Reveals Mechanism Behind Insulating Behavior - Key to a Mysterious Superconducting Effect?

A longstanding challenge in condensed matter physics - distinguishing between two fundamentally different types of insulators - may finally have a solution. more

Spin excitations in olympicene-based antiferromagnetic spin-1/2 Heisenberg chains

New publication in Nature Materials, an international team of researchers has developed groundbreaking artificial chains of the iconic ‘olympicene’ molecules to realize the antiferromagnetic (AF) spin-½ Heisenberg model. more

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