Now we have the smallest transistor with a single atom in solid state!

Aug 18, 2018 10:02 PM

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Physicist Professor Thomas Schimmel and his team at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology have developed a single-atom transistor. Basically, it's a current switcher controlled by repositioning of a single atom in the solid state in a gel electrolyte, which also works at room temperature and consumes very little energy.

Source for more info: https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news2/newsid=50895.php

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8 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 1

Doesn't look so small to me

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Didn't the Japanese already do that?

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Oh yeah? Well how’s Karl Tech’s football team this year? That’s what I thought.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

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8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

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8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 1

Check the source yourself

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

No.

8 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

What does "solid state" mean in the context of a single atom?

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

The atom itself can't be in any state. The solid state here means the whole thing which is composed of the electrolyte and the atom.

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Which is one of the reasons why the experiment was done in Germany instead of the United States.

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Not sure if I'm getting what you mean right?

8 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Can't be in any state... United States... Dad-level humour

8 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Lol, didn't notice that!

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