New ultrathin semiconductor materials exceed some of silicon's 'secret' powers

Chip makers appreciate what most consumers never knew: silicon’s virtues include the fact that it ‘rusts’ in a way that insulates its tiny circuitry. Two new ultrathin materials share that trait and outdo silicon in other ways that make them promising materials for electronics of the future.

from Engineering and Construction News – ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170811141107.htm

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