Phosphorene may rival graphene for use in electronics
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.027649
New Scientist : In the race to produce ever-smaller, ever-faster computers, a new material has been proposed for the transistors: phosphorene, or two-dimensional sheets of black phosphorus. Until now, silicon has been the material of choice because it is an excellent semiconductor. The discovery of graphene about a decade ago, however, prompted researchers to consider using it instead because of its thin, 2D structure and superiority to silicon as a conductor of electricity. Now Peide Ye of Purdue University and colleagues say they may have found an even better material, phosphorene, which combines the best qualities of both: It is ultrathin and an excellent semiconductor. The researchers are now working to find ways to produce sheets of the material large enough for industrial use.
