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Innovation is based on the 1T-TTA material and would allow processors to work in Terahertz.
Revolutionary discovery in quantum materials can dramatically accelerate the future of electronics, making it potentially devices such as smartphones and laptops computers and computers up to 1000 times faster and efficientscientists announced in a June 27th in Nature Physics.
The investigators demonstrated that a Quantum Material called 1t-Tas₂ It can be alternated between insulating and conductive states simply by heating and cooling. This breakthrough that eventually replaces conventional silicon -based components, says.
The team, led by physicist Alberto de La Torre, from Northeastern University, used a method known as thermal temper, where light is used to raise the temperature of the material and induce a “metallic state” stable with high electrical conductivity.
What differentiates this study is that this transition was only possible to extreme cryogenic temperatures and only lasted second fractions. Now, the investigators have shown that the 1T-TTA₂ can keep your condition conductive for months At much higher practical temperatures -about -73 ° C, more than 250 ° C warmer than in previous experiences.
This ability to switch electronic states on request can pave the way for ultra -compact and ultra -drap processors. “Processors work in Gigahertz today. would allow to reach Terahertz“Said de la Torre. This jump would mean processing data 1000 times faster than current technologies.
The implications are vast. Traditional silicon chips are composed of separate conductive and insulators components, which require more space and are limited by physical restrictions. In contrast, the 1T-TTA₂ combines both properties in a single material, allowing the engineers conceive smaller and more efficient components without sacrificing performance.
“We have eliminated one of the challenges of engineering by putting everything in a single material,” said Gregory Fiete, co-author and theoretical physicist at Northeastern University. The team believes that this level of control over the electronic state of a material can boost A new era in electronicswhere switching at the speed of light will become the norm.
