2-D tin (stanene) without buckling: A possible topological insulator
Nagoya University
Nagoya University-led researchers produce 2D sheets of tin atoms predicted to have exotic uses in electronics. Because of relatively strong spin-orbit interactions for electrons in heavy elements, single-layer tin is predicted to be a topological insulator, also known as a quantum spin Hall (QSH) insulator. This, in theory, makes a single-layered topological insulator an ideal wiring material for nanoelectronics. Planar stanene has exciting prospects in electronics and computing. ### The article, Large area planar stanene epitaxially grown on Ag(111), was published in 2D Materials at DOI:10.1088/2053-1583/aa9ea0.
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