Researchers are developing a new type of semiconductor
technology for future computers and electronics based on "two-dimensional
nanocrystals" layered in sheets less than a nanometer thick that could
replace today's transistors.
The layered structure is made of a material called
molybdenum disulfide, which belongs to a new class of semiconductors - metal
di-chalogenides - emerging as potential candidates to replace today's
technology, complementary metal oxide semiconductors, or CMOS.