Highlights

Lanthanide nanoparticles enable continuous-wave NIR STED microscopy
June 21, 2021NUS researchers have developed a new generation of near infra-red (NIR)-emitting nanoprobes for super-resolution imaging in deep tissues. These nanoprobes…
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On-surface synthesis of graphene molecules and their superlattices
February 26, 2021NUS scientists have devised a new method for the synthesis of nanographene molecules with a high product yield for the…
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Persistent luminescent nanocrystals enable high-resolution X-ray imaging
February 25, 2021NUS researchers have developed a technology for high-resolution X-ray imaging of irregularly-shaped objects using lanthanide-doped nanomaterials with ultralong persistent luminescence….
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Visualising atomic structure and magnetism of 2D magnetic insulators
February 01, 2021NUS scientists have demonstrated a general approach for characterising the atomic structure, and electronic and magnetic properties of two-dimensional (2D)…
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Phase diagram for infinite layer nickel superconductors
January 18, 2021NUS physicists have developed a method to induce the transition of a rare-earth nickelate from their native perovskite form to…
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Lanthanide nanocrystals brighten molecular triplet excitons
November 26, 2020NUS scientists have developed an approach to improve the generation and luminescent harvesting of molecular triplets by coupling them with…
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Printable two-dimensional superconducting monolayers
November 16, 2020NUS scientists have developed a scalable electrochemical exfoliation method to synthesise two-dimensional (2D) superconducting material for use in printing technologies….
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Terraced graphene for ultrasensitive magnetic field sensor
September 28, 2020NUS physicists have developed a sensitive two-dimensional (2-D) magnetic field sensor, which can potentially improve the detection of nanoscale magnetic…
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Anisotropic plasmons in quasi-metallic 2D materials
September 21, 2020NUS physicists have discovered new mid-infrared anisotropic collective charge excitations in quasi-metallic phase two-dimensional (2D) transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs). Low-dimensional periodical…
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Predictions of magnetic field response in 2D valleytronics materials
September 08, 2020NUS researchers have developed a parameter-free approach to quantitatively predict the response of two-dimensional (2D) valleytronics materials to an external…
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Transparent near-infrared light-emitting diodes
August 25, 2020NUS researchers have developed transparent near-infrared light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that could be integrated into the displays of smart-watches, smart-phones and…
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An electrical switch for magnetism
August 06, 2020NUS physicists have demonstrated the control of magnetism in a magnetic semiconductor via electrical means, paving the way for novel…
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