Condensed-matter physics articles within Nature Materials

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    Why does the bandgap in semiconducting carbon nanotubes depend on the way it is measured? It is now shown that the results obtained by scanning tunnelling spectroscopy are usually influenced by screening, which creates the discrepancy with optical measurements. The results highlight the importance of many-body effects in the electronic properties of carbon nanotubes.

    • H. Lin
    • , J. Lagoute
    •  & S. Rousset

  • Article |

    The ability to control the surface chemistry of silicon is important for microelectronic applications. Chemical species can now be stabilized on Si(111) surfaces using a partially alkoxylated surface as a nanopatterning template.

    • David J. Michalak
    • , Sandrine Rivillon Amy
    •  & Yves J. Chabal

  • Letter |

    Control of magnetization in ferromagnetic metals can be achieved through the spin torque of currents of spin-polarized electrons, usually injected externally. It is now shown that even without this spin-polarized injection, a current can induce strong spin torques through the Rashba effect. The efficiency of this process makes it a realistic candidate for room-temperature spintronic applications.

    • Ioan Mihai Miron
    • , Gilles Gaudin
    •  & Pietro Gambardella

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    Capacitive energy storage is technologically attractive because of its short charging times and its ability to deliver more power than batteries. The capacitive charge-storage properties of mesoporous films of MoO3 with iso-oriented grains now lead to pseudocapacitive materials that offer increased energy density while still maintaining high power density.

    • Torsten Brezesinski
    • , John Wang
    •  & Bruce Dunn

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