High-quality thin film conductor that gives batteries longer life in wearable and other small electronics

https://techxplore.com/news/2024-07-material-small-electronics-batteries-longer.html

"low defect density reducing surface electron movement interference, low-power, nearly scatter-free... successor to silicon... taking advantage of/ expanding upon films' thermoelectrics... can be integrated with current super-thin chips... 90 to 150 nm thick version of ternary tetradymite substituting other elements resulting in 2 compositions with separate conduction mechanisms... equilibrium conditions enabling high mobility... computer magnetic memory, cell phones,  robots, drones, wearable devices"