Rice University theorists show environments can alter 2-D
materials’ basic properties
(May 4, 2015) What if
peanut brittle, under certain conditions, behaved like taffy? Something like
that happens to a two-dimensional dichalcogenide analyzed by scientists at Rice
University.
Rice researchers calculated that atomically thin layers of
molybdenum disulfide can take on the qualities of plastic through exposure to a
sulfur-infused gas at the right temperature and pressure.