Bismuth — a niche metal used in industries from paints to defense — has rallied spectacularly since early February, when ...

Chinese scientists have recently achieved the fabrication of single-atom-layer metals with a thickness of merely ...

The Chinese Academy of Physics researchers claim the method can be applied to any metal with a low melting point. This ...

Electronic devices rely on materials whose electrical properties change with temperature, making them less stable in extreme conditions. A discovery by McGill University researchers that challenges ...

[Antimony Oxide Exports in February Nationwide] According to customs data, China's antimony oxide exports in February 2025 were 839.42 mt, down 50.88% MoM from 1,707.37 mt in January.

In an article published in the journal Nature on Thursday, the researchers said that compared to their bulkier counterparts, ...

The method can be applied to any metal with a low melting point, and the team has used it to make 2D sheets of bismuth, gallium, indium, lead and tin. The feat was reported today in Nature 1.

Sheets of bismuth, gallium, indium, tin and lead can now be made just a few atoms thick by crushing them at a high temperature and pressure between two sapphires ...

To squeeze metals such as bismuth and tin, they used "atomically flat" molybdenum disulfide as an anvil. "The metallic films produced by this method measure 6.3 to 9.2 angstrom in thickness — almost ...

The authors could therefore take electrical measurements of the 2D bismuth, observing both a strong field effect (modulation of the 2D metal’s conductivity by an applied electric field ...

A new way to create ultra-thin layers of metals makes it possible for scientists to study a new and unusual class of 2D ...