MIT physicists have observed fractional quantum Hall effect in simple pentalayer graphene. The finding could make it easier to develop more robust quantum computers.

MIT physicists have metaphorically turned graphite, or pencil lead, into gold by isolating five ultrathin flakes stacked in a specific order. The resulting material can then be tuned to exhibit three important properties never before seen in natural graphite.

MIT physicists report the discovery of electrons forming crystalline structures in a material billionths of a meter thick. The material, rhombohedral pentalayer graphene, joins a family of materials with exotic properties that may have other "relatives."

MIT physicists and colleagues created a five-lane superhighway for electrons that could allow ultra-efficient electronics and more.

When stacked in five layers in a rhombohedral pattern, graphene takes on a rare "multiferroic" state, exhibiting both unconventional magnetism and an exotic electronic behavior known as ferro-valleytricity.