Researchers ‘stretch’ the ability of 2D materials to change technology

Researchers at the University of Rochester have combined 2D materials with oxide materials in a new way, using a transistor-scale device platform. A small flake of a 2D material is deposited onto a ferroelectric material, and then a voltage is applied to the ferroelectric, causing the 2D material to stretch, which triggers a phase change that can completely change the way the material behaves.