Just a few atoms thick: New functional materials developed
E-Mail IMAGE: Artistic representation of the crystal structure of the innovative material. Individual layers of the crystal can simply be lifted off. view more Credit: Elisa Monte, Experimental Physics I, Justus Liebig University of Giessen They are 50,000 times thinner than a human hair, and just a few atoms thick: two-dimensional materials are the thinnest substances it is possible to make today. They have completely new properties and are regarded as the next major step in modern semiconductor technology. In the future they could be used instead of silicon in computer chips, li...
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