2d materials

Moore's Law predicted that the number of transistors on a chip would double every two years. Limitations exist. Today's advanced chips can house nearly 50 billion transistors in a thumbnail's space. Packing more in is more than problematic.…

The integration of 2D materials into devices like computer chips is complicated. The ultrathin structures are easily damaged using conventional fabrication techniques that rely on chemicals, high temperatures, or etching. MIT researchers…

AI apps need denser, more powerful computer chips. However, today’s semiconductor chips are made with boxy 3D structures, making stacking multiple layers of transistors to create dense integrations challenging. By using ultrathin 2D…

A new quantum material with magnetic properties may pave the way for ultra-fast and considerably more energy-efficient computers and mobile devices. While these materials tend to work only in cold temperatures, a research team at Chalmers…

In a recent study, researchers synthesized 2D cuprous Iodide stabilized in a graphene sandwich—and the material does not exist in normal laboratory conditions. The new material was born using the large interlayer spacing of oxidized…

For the past few years, engineers have modified the properties of some 2D materials that are one or a few atoms thick, by stacking two layers together and rotating one relative to the other, creating moiré patterns. This changes how…

Electronic components in many devices are based on micro-structured silicon carriers, which have almost reached their physical limits and smallest possible structure sizes. Two-dimensional materials such as graphene, an atomically thin…

Ever since Pablo Jarillo-Herrero announced in March 2018 that twisted bi-layer graphene could produce superconductivity, the discovery has opened the door for scientists to explore exotic quantum effects. Two-dimensional (2D) materials,…

Graphene, the single-atom-thick layer of carbon atoms, is particularly promising for semiconductor manufacture that will permit electronic devices to continue to shrink while using less energy. Graphene’s structural defects enhance the…