Capacitive Scheme to Detect the Topological Magnetoelectric Effect.

The topological magnetoelectric effect (TME) is a defining property of three-dimensional Z_{2} topological insulators that was predicted on theoretical grounds more than a decade ago, but has still not been directly measured. In this Letter we propose a strategy for direct measurement of the TME and discuss the precision of the effect in real devices with charge and spin disorder.

Chiral edge transport along domain walls in magnetic topological insulator nanoribbons.

Quantum anomalous Hall insulators are topologically characterized by non-zero integer Chern numbers, the sign of which depends on the direction of the exchange field that breaks time-reversal symmetry. This feature allows the manipulation of the conducting chiral edge states present at the interface of two magnetic domains with opposite magnetization and opposite Chern numbers. Motivated by this broad understanding, the present study investigates the quantum transport properties of a magnetizedBi2Se3topological insulator nanoribbon with a domain wall (DW) oriented either parallel or perpendicular to the transport direction.

Reversible Transition of Semiconducting PtSe and Metallic PtTe for Scalable All-2D Edge-Contacted FETs.

Two-dimensional (2D) transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) layers are highly promising as field-effect transistor (FET) channels in the atomic-scale limit. However, accomplishing this superiority in scaled-up FETs remains challenging due to their van der Waals (vdW) bonding nature with respect to conventional metal electrodes. Herein, we report a scalable approach to fabricate centimeter-scale all-2D FET arrays of platinum diselenide (PtSe) with in-plane platinum ditelluride (PtTe) edge contacts, mitigating the aforementioned challenges.

Lyapunov stability of cable-driven manipulators with synthetic fibre cables regulated by non-linear full-state feedback controller.

Robotic manipulators provide advantages in working environments regarding efficiency and safety, which is further increased in the case of elastic joint manipulators, whose mechanical compliance reduces the energy involved in collisions with workers. Cable-driven manipulators are elastic joint manipulators particularly suitable for industrial inspection thanks to the relocation of actuators outside hostile environments, increasing the manipulator payload-to-weight ratio. Recently, synthetic fibre cables are substituting steel cables due to their better-performing mechanical properties, but their visco-elastic behaviour must be compensated in the controller design.