Atomically thin device promises new class of electronics: Tunable electrical behavior not previously realized in conventional devices
Monday, October 21, 2013 - 20:30
in Physics & Chemistry
As electronics approach the atomic scale, researchers are increasingly successful at developing atomically thin, virtually two-dimensional materials that could usher in the next generation of computing. Integrating these materials to create necessary circuits, however, has remained a challenge. Researchers have now taken a significant step toward fabricating complex nanoscale electronics: the creation of a p-n heterojunction diode, a fundamental building block of modern electronics.