New material interface improves functioning of non-silicon-based electronic devices
(Phys.org)—For the first time, researchers have designed a special material interface that has been shown to add to and to improve the functioning of non-silicon-based electronic devices, such as those used in certain kinds of random access memory (RAM). According to Qi Li, a professor of physics at Penn State University and the leader of the research team, the new method could be used to design improved, more-efficient, multilevel and multifunctional devices, as well as enhanced nanoelectronic components—such as non-volatile information storage and processing; and spintronic components—an emerging technology that uses the natural spin of the electron to power devices. The research has been accepted for publication in the journal Nature Materials.