A team of researchers from Tohoku University, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), and Cambridge University have demonstrated a new way to make a unique material called tin sulfide (SnS), which can help build better and more compact electronic devices. Their findings are published in Nano Letters.
The novel method can successfully grow SnS in sheets so incredibly thin that they are comprised of just one layer of atoms. This safe and cost-effective strategy is expected to streamline the process of making SnS—which could mean the next tech upgrade is just around the corner.
"SnS is special because it can conduct electricity and respond to light in unique ways," explains Makoto Kohda (Tohoku University). "Our method makes it easier to study those unique properties, which are important because they could lead to faster, more efficient computers."
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