By maintaining magnetic order down to the single atomic layer limit, two-dimensional magnets (2D magnets) significantly broadened modern understanding of magnetism and revived interest in 2D materials for industrial applications. In particular, 2D magnets can serve as building blocks for emerging spintronics devices. The main limitation in large-scale applications of 2D magnets is that typical...
Ultrathin (1-4 nm) films of wide-bandgap semiconductors play a vital role in numerous microelectronics application. However, the properties of these films can be significantly influenced by defects, particularly those originating from the interface between the substrate and the film. Motivated by this, an in vacuo atomic layer deposition (ALD) was developed for synthesis of ultra-thin...
The state of Kansas has recently experienced an unprecedented increase in seismic activity that has been linked to high-rate wastewater injections. CO2 sequestration has growing interest as a strategy to mitigate climate change, but large-scale CO2 injections may induce seismicity. The National Risk Assessment Partnership (NRAP) has established that local earthquake monitoring networks must be...
