Weave a cell phone into your shirt? Engineers envision an electronic switch just three atoms thick
Tuesday, July 1, 2014 - 20:01
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers believe they've discovered a crystal that can form a monolayer three atoms thick. Computer simulations show that this crystal, molybdenum ditelluride, can act like a switch: its crystal lattice can be mechanically pulled and pushed, back and forth, between two different atomic structures -- one that conducts electricity well, the other that does not. The team hopes experimental scientists will make this semiconductor crystal and use it to fashion flexible electronics.