Scientists' discovery could have powerful effect on electronics

The field of quantum mechanics deals with materials at atomic dimensions, and big discoveries often happen at a very small scale. Researchers in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, in collaboration with an international team of engineers and scientists, have uncovered a phenomenon that could have major implications for the development of nano-electronic circuits and devices.

In a recent article published in Nature Communications, the researchers describe for the first time how grown and stacked, atomically thin materials can exhibit a unique transport effect, called negative differential resistance, or NDR, at room temperature.