Bismuth, a puzzling material in quantum research, has now revealed a surprising twist. Kobe University scientists discovered that its surface properties can obscure its true nature, challenging a ...

Whether bismuth is part of a class of materials highly suitable for quantum computing and spintronics was a long‑standing issue. Kobe University research has now revealed that the true nature of ...

Superconductivity in twisted double bilayer graphene stabilized by WSe 2 The band structure obtained from the electronic-structure calculations can be tested experimentally by angle-resolved ...

Despite that long history of use, bismuth subsalicylate’s structure has remained a mystery—one that researchers have now solved. A. Ken Inge, Tom Willhammar, and coworkers at Stockholm ...

Thanks to a recent research conducted at Stanford University, bismuth telluride — a new, easy-to-manipulate material with unique electrical properties — could make computer fans a distant ...

When liquid bismuth freezes, it expands rather than contracts because it forms a crystalline structure similar to water. Four other elements expand when they freeze: silicon, gallium, antimony and ...

"The high atomic numbers, suitable band gaps and unique structural features ... "We have shown that these entirely new bismuth-based materials are excellent candidates for X-ray detection.

One hypothesis is that the atomic structure of bismuth constrains electron movement in a way that mimics the behaviour of topological materials, recently discovered exotic substances whose ...