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Cambridge Graphene Centre

Research Centre on Graphene, Layered Crystals and Hybrid Nanomaterials
 

489. Comprehensive benchmarking and user guide for the characterization of CVD-grown transition metal chalcogenides, B. Tywoniuk, M.J. Mohn, Y. Zhao, B.M. Szydłowska, O. Hartwig, S. Pace, P. Caban, C.P. Cullen, T. Lehnert, J. Schulz, P.K. Sahoo, S.M. Shinde, A.R. Cadore, I. Paradisanos, O. Balci, A.C. Ferrari, C. Coletti, N. Mc Evoy, C. Backes, A. Kis, U. Kaiser, M. Garcia Hernandez, G.S. Duesberg. Academia Nano: Science, Materials, Technology, 2 (2025). (pdf).

 

488. Graphene Electro-Absorption Modulators for Energy-Efficient and High-Speed Optical Transceivers, M. Tiberi, A. Montanaro, C. Wen, J. Zhang, O. Balci, S.M. Shinde, S. Sharma, A. Meersha, H. Shekhar, J.E. Muench, B.R. Conran, K.B.K. Teo, M. Ebert, X. Yan, Y. Tran, M. Banakar, C. Littlejohns, G.T. Reed, M. Romagnoli, A. Ruocco, V. Sorianello, A.C. Ferrari. arXiv:2506.03281 (2025). (pdf).

 

487. Laser activation of single group-IV colour centres in diamond, X. Cheng, A. Thurn, G. Chen, G.S. Jones, J.E. Bennett, M. Coke, M. Adshead, C.P. Michaels, O. Balci, A.C. Ferrari, M. Atatüre, R.J. Curry, J.M. Smith, P.S. Salter, D.A. Gangloff. Nature Communications, 16, 5124 (2025). (pdf).

 

486. An ancient plant symbiotic fungus with distinct features identified through advanced fluorescence and Raman imaging, C. Strullu-Derrien, R. Wightman, L.P. McDonnell, G. Evans, F. Fercoq, P. Kenrick, A.C. Ferrari, S. Schornack. bioRxiv: 2025.05.22.655410 (2025). (pdf).

 

485. Ultrafast Dynamics of Rydberg Excitons and Their Optically Induced Charged Complexes in Encapsulated WSe2 Monolayers, A. Genco, C. Trovatello, V.A. Shahnazaryan, O. Dogadov, A.R. Cadore, B.L.T. Rosa, J.A. Kerfoot, T. Ahmed, O. Balci, E.M. Alexeev, H. Rostami, K. Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, S.A. Tongay, A.C. Ferrari, G. Cerullo, S. Dal Conte. Nano Letters, 25, 7673 (2025). (pdf).

 

484. Nanojoule-energy-level, polarization-maintaining, dissipative-soliton mode-locked thulium fiber laser at 1876 nm, P. Srisamran, I. Abughazaleh, M. Gerard, D. Xu, Y. Jung, J. He, J. Marcellino, B. Mao, A.C. Ferrari, D. Richardson, L. Xu. Optics & Laser Technology, 189, 112978 (2025). (pdf).

 

483. The 2025 2D Materials Roadmap, W. Ren, P. Bøggild, J. Redwing, K. Novoselov, L. Sun, Y. Qi, K. Jia, Z. Liu, O. Burton, J. Alexander-Webber, S. Hofmann, Y. Cao, Y. Long, Q.H. Yang, D. Li, S.H. Choi, K.K. Kim, Y.H. Lee, M. Li, Q. Huang, Y. Gogotsi, N. Clark, A. Carl, R. Gorbachev, T. Olsen, J. Rosen, K.S. Thygesen, D. Efetov, B.S. Jessen, M. Yankowitz, J. Barrier, R.K. Kumar, F.H.L. Koppens, H. Deng, X. Li, S. Dai, D.N. Basov, X. Wang, S. Das, X. Duan, Z. Yu, M. Borsch, A.C. Ferrari, R. Huber, M. Kira, F. Xia, X. Wang, Z.S. Wu, X. Feng, P. Simon, H.M. Cheng, B. Liu, Y. Xie, W. Jin, R.R. Nair, Y. Xu, A. Katiyar, J.H. Ahn, I. Aharonovich, M.C. Hersam, S. Roche, Q. Hua, G. Shen, T. Ren, H.B. Zhang, C.M. Koo, N. Koratkar, V. Pellegrini, R.J. Young, B. Qu, M. Lemme, A.J. Pollard. arXiv:2503.22476 (2025). (pdf).

 

482. Artificial intelligence for advanced functional materials: Exploring current and future directions, C. Malica, K. Novoselov, A.S. Barnard, S.V. Kalinin, S.R. Spurgeon, K. Reuter, M. Alducin, V.L. Deringer, G. Csanyi, N. Marzari, S. Huang, G. Cuniberti, Q. Deng, P. Ordejón, I. Cole, K. Choudhary, K. Hippalgaonkar, R. Zhu, O.A. von Lilienfeld, M. Hibat-Allah, J.C. Alvarez, G. Cisotto, A. Zancanaro, W. Wenzel, A.C. Ferrari, A. Ustyuzhanin, S. Roche. JPhys Materials, 8, 021001 (2025). (pdf).

 

481. Raman Forbidden Layer-Breathing Modes in Layered Semiconductor Materials Activated by Phonon and Optical Cavity Effects, M.L. Lin, J.B. Wu, X.L. Liu, T. Liu, R. Mei, H. Wu, S. Guan, J.L. Xie, J.W. Luo, L.W. Wang, A.C. Ferrari, P.H. Tan. Physical Review Letters, 134, 096903 (2025). (pdf).

 

480. Reversible graphene-based adhesives for automotive applications, R. Ciardiello, G. Belingardi, B. Martorana, V. Brunella, S.A. Hodge, D.T.L. Galhena, Y. Lin, A.C. Ferrari. International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives, 138, 103935 (2025). (pdf).

 

479. QCL-Based Cryogen-Free THz Optical Wireless Communication Link, A. Sorgi, M. Meucci, M. A. Umair, F. Cappelli, G. Toci, P. D. Natale, L. Viti, A.C. Ferrari, M. S. Vitiello, L. Consolino, J. Catani. Laser & Photonics Reviews, 19, 2301082 (2025). (pdf).

 

478. Scalable Terahertz Room Temperature Photoreceivers Based on Large-Area Hexagonal Boron Nitride and Graphene Heterostructures, L. Viti, O. Balci, J. Zhang, A. Meersha, A.C. Ferrari, M.S. Vitiello. Advanced Optical Materials, 13, 2402100 (2025). (pdf).

 

477. Adhesion and Reconstruction of Graphene/Hexagonal Boron Nitride Heterostructures: A Quantum Monte Carlo Study, M. Szyniszewski, E.  Mostaani, A. Knothe, V. Enaldiev, A.C. Ferrari, V.I. Fal'ko, N.D. Drummond. ACS Nano, 19, 6014 (2025). (pdf).

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