BLACKSBURG, Va., June 26 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:
Silicon is an essential element for creating semiconductors, the building blocks of all modern-day computing technologies. However, as devices continue to shrink, engineers are approaching the limits of what silicon can achieve.
It's time for some new materials.
As a Ph.D. student in the Advanced Devices and Sustainable Energy Laboratory (ADSEL), Sengunthar Karthikeyan is helping to reinvent the foundation of semiconductors at the atomic level.
"The aim is to address the challenges in incorporating novel semiconductors in the future," Karthikeyan said. "I've really enjoyed the hands-on research, growing material systems tha...