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Publications (3)
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025
High-magnitude, spatially programmable, and sustained strain engineering of 2D semiconductors
Boran Kumral, Pedro Guerra Demingos, Peter Serles +13
Crystalline two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors often combine high elasticity and in-plane strength, making them ideal for strain-induced tuning of electronic characteristics, akin…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025
Anomalous properties of spark plasma sintered boron nitride solids
Abhijit Biswas, Peter Serles, Gustavo A. Alvarez +22
Hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) is a brittle ceramic with a layered structure, however, recent experiments have suggested that inter-layer structural engineering could be key to new…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026
Interlayer Pores Play a Limited Role in Diffusion Through Hydrated Na-MMT: Insights from a Multiscale, Experimentally Anchored Model
Yaoting Zhang, Mikaella Brillantes, Justine Kuczera +8
This study investigates interlayer diffusion dynamics in sodium montmorillonite (Na--MMT), a smectite clay widely used in environmental remediation, pharmaceutical formulations, an…