Electrical contact resistance limits calculated down to sub-nm scales for 2D semiconductors, helping maintain Moore's Law

https://phys.org/news/2026-07-scientists-smallest-contacts-future-chips.html

"utilized advanced scanning tunneling microscopy interfacing single metallic atoms with 2D dichalcogenide sheets, forming smallest possible electrical junctions... maintains exceptionally low contact resistance at nano-scale without severe signal degradation... maps exact electronic quantum tunneling behaviors/ chemical bonds occurring when current transitions from macroscopic wire into individual atom... provides global semiconductor foundries with precise structural/ materials blueprint"