Microelectronics: Electron gas on the surface of an insulator opens the way to multifunctional transistors
Monday, January 17, 2011 - 12:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers have succeeded in creating a conductive layer on the surface of strontium titanate (SrTiO3), a transparent insulating material considered to be very promising for the development of future microelectronics applications. Two nanometers thick, this conductive layer is a two-dimensional metallic electron gas (2DEG) that is part of the insulating material.