Laboratory Lawrence Berkeley reported that the open material, which may be called three-dimensional version of graphene. Add volume . Second, graphene found properties of topological insulators, which automatically enters it into the game on the field of quantum computers. It is clear that adding all this third dimension, you can get something else.
This wonderful material appeared sodium bismuthate (NaBiO3). This material may be in a state called a topological semimetal Dirac (topological Dirac semi-metal, 3DTDS), which is very close to what can be described in words graphene 3D. If we believe the presented scheme, you can create the conditions under which the material will acquire the properties of a topological insulator. In other words, the conductivity will remain only on the surface of the material while it is inside a solid insulator. It is argued that this is the first experiment of this kind.
It is assumed that 3DTDS-materials will provide even greater electron mobility than in the case of two-dimensional graphene. In addition there were hopes for the development of a new generation of materials for hard drives and optical sensors. Today, however, too early to talk about something more specific. Everything is just beginning. Related Products :
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