Milestone toward low-energy electronics, encasing 2D semiconductors in ultrathin glass

  • Encasing fragile 2D materials in ultrathin gallium-oxide glass could allow integration into functional low-energy devices

Two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors have emerged during the past decade as extremely promising for future electronic and optoelectronic devices.

However, to unlock the significant potential of these fragile materials, we must first find a way to protect them in functional devices, while maintaining their key electronic and optical properties.

A FLEET-led Australian-German collaboration addresses this issue of fragility by providing a high-performance, ultrathin, protective glass coating.