Author: Eric Pop Pease-Ye Professor, Professor of Electrical Engineering, Senior Fellow at the Precourt Institute for Energy and Professor, by courtesy, of Materials Science and Engineering and of Applied Physics
When: July, 2nd - 12PM (coffee at 11.30AM)
Where: Salón de Actos
Invited by: Miguel Muñoz
Abstract: I will present my (biased!) view of how 2D materials could play a role in future electronics. For example, their ultrathin nature provides distinct advantages for flexible electronics, light-weight solar cells, and nanoscale transistors, but they are not ideal where conventional materials work sufficiently well, or where integration costs are too high. 2D semiconductors could play a role in energy-efficient 3D-integrated electronics as monolayer transistors with low leakage, used to access high-density memory, leveraging advances in topological interconnects. Our group and others have demonstrated well-behaved 2D transistors rivaling conventional semiconductors, and the 2D performance can be further enhanced by strain. If time permits, I will also describe some unconventional uses of 2D materials as thermal insulators, heat spreaders, and thermal switches. Combined, these studies reveal fundamental limits and practical applications of 2D materials, taking advantage of their unique properties.
