Transistor power boost tagged posts

Characterization of VO2 films grown on a 3-inch r plane sapphire substrate

Penn State Materials scientist have just discovered a way to give the workhorse transistor a big boost, using a new technique to incorporate vanadium oxide, one of a family of materials called functional oxides, into the device.

Vanadium dioxide have an unusual property: metal-to-insulator transition. In the metal state, electrons move freely, while in the insulator state, electrons cannot flow. This on/off transition, inherent to vanadium dioxide, is also the basis of computer logic and memory.

Benchmark of VO2 thin films.

If they could add vanadium oxide close to the transistor it could boost the transistor’s performance...