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In a recent article published in Nature Chemistry, an international team of researchers successfully applied cyclophane chemistry, for the first time, to graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) system. Their study demonstrates that this cyclophane-based shielding strategy not only sterically shields the… more

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics demonstrate broadband integrated photodetectors for visible and near-infrared photonic circuits, featuring low dark currents, high-speed operation, and avalanche mode capability. more

An international team from the Max Planck Institute for Microstructure Physics, the Krembil Brain Institute, the University of Toronto, and Advanced Micro Foundry demonstrates a silicon-photonics neurotechnology that integrates photostimulation, electrical recording, and drug delivery. more

In a recent article published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition, researchers from TU Dresden and the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics reported the successful synthesis of graphene nanoribbons incorporating [18]annulene nanopores, together with a nonporous GNR of identical… more

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics, Technische Universität Dresden, the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, and collaborating institutions have developed a new class of donor-acceptor two-dimensional conjugated polymers with record-high charge carrier mobility… more

Research team produces ultra-clean MXenes with outstanding electrical performance more

In a recent study published in Nature Chemistry, an international team of researchers reports a new Mannich-elimination synthetic methodology for the construction of single-crystalline two-dimensional poly(arylene vinylene) (2D PAVs) covalent organic frameworks. The team elucidates reversible C=C… more

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

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

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