Research lays groundwork for future high-performance alternatives to silicon in microelectronics

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-lays-groundwork-future-high-performance-alternatives.html

"oxide growth system switch conductor to and from insulator... control distance between atoms to switch more efficiently... deposited atomic layers... set distance between atoms with µm precision. ... stretching elongates bonds <2% of bond length reduced electrons' tendency to hop from atom to atom... µm scale... control transition conducting to insulating state... semiconductors, magnetic materials, renewable energy materials including catalysts"