PtBi2 work as contact layer in WS2 transistor. Credit: Prof. Shenghuang Lin from Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory Despite its promising characteristics in condensed matter physics, the ...

Promising 2D materials may face an unexpected obstacle at the atomic scale: a tiny gap at their interfaces. For decades, the ...

New chipmaking systems boost the energy-efficient performance of Gate-All-Around transistors and wiring at 2nm and beyond Viva™ pure radical treatment smoothens GAA silicon nanosheets with ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new type of transistor structure, invented by scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has broken the 600 gigahertz speed barrier. The goal of a terahertz ...

It’s generally assumed advanced materials will behave the same in the lab as in production, but that assumption is now under ...

From ultrathin MXenes to light-responsive perovskites, scientists are pushing semiconductor materials into new realms of performance and versatility. These breakthroughs could power faster, smaller, ...

Scientists have found that a “superatomic” material is the fastest and most efficient semiconductor ever. Taking advantage of a tortoise-and-hare mechanism, the new material can transport energy much ...

The semiconductor industry is revving up after a challenging 2023. Chip stocks suffered their seventh downturn since 1990 with sales down 9.4% to $520 billion. But green shoots are emerging. A ...

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