For half a century we dream turn your television into a tube. Some steps in this direction was made by company Samsung, which last year released a smartphone with a curved , but not flexible screen. Came closer to the American scientists who reported on the establishment of the thin, flexible and transparent 2D-transistor in the world.
Researchers from the Center for Nano-materials (Center for Nano-scale Materials) Argonne National Laboratory, Department of Energy United States have developed transistors thickness of 10 atomic layers - roughly the length of our nails grow in one second.
According to Phys Org, new semiconductor products have a coefficient of switching (on/off ratio), comparable to the TFTs produced today for commercial purposes. Unlike the latter, they do not break when bent, providing a stable performance. Thus they are effective in a wide range of temperatures, which is very important for electronic devices.
Transistors are the basis of almost all electronics. Today, virtually all smartphones and flat screens consist of thin-film transistors.
According to the developers, the new technology will increase the transparency of the display, making them virtually invisible. For a better understanding of the normal window, imagine that when the screen is transformed into.
When creating new transistors researchers used a technique for which the University of Manchester was awarded the Nobel Prize - Department of monatomic layer of tungsten disilicide using tape.
Atop tungsten disilicide scientists have built up layers of other materials received transistor. The thickness of the finished semiconductor products was 10 atomic layers.
The researchers now want to apply this technology to devices processing and storing information that will create not only displays but also bendable transparent televisions and computers.