A new paradigm of THz-energy harvester based on graphene

Future-shaping concepts such as wearable electronics and the Internet of Things are driving the quest for low-power electronics and for energy harvesting at the device or at chip level. Researchers from AMO GmbH, RWTH Aachen University, Chalmers University and the University of Wuppertal have now developed a novel type of flexible energy harvester, which shows good prospects for powering wearable and conformal devices.

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An accurate measurement of the spin-orbit coupling in single-electron bilayer graphene quantum dots

For applications in spin-based electronics and quantum computation, it is crucial to understand quantitively how the electron spin is coupled to the orbital degrees of freedom. In bilayer graphene this is a notoriously difficult task, given the tiny size of the energy scales involved. Researchers from RWTH Aachen University have now managed to accurately measure the spin-orbit coupling in single-electron bilayer graphene quantum dots, exploiting the extreme energy sensitivity of a double-dot device. The result has been reported in Nature Communications.

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