Iechnion scientists have changed a material’s electrical properties by removing an oxygen atom. Applications include electronic device miniaturization and reduction of energy consumption. The research was led by Asst. Prof. Yachin Ivry of the Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, with postdoc Dr. Hemaprabha Elangovan and PhD student Maya Barzilay, and was published in ACS Nano.
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The research group also demonstrated that oxygen vacancies can be engineered by exposing the material to electronic radiation. Consequently, it may also be possible to utilize the effect for radiation detectors, allowing for the early detection – and prevention – of nuclear accidents.
“Our main focus is controlling the onset of collective-electron phenomena at the nanoscale, mainly in ferroelectricity and superconductivity,” explains Ivry. “We seek to understand these fascinating phenomena scientifically and to facilitate them for next-generation low-power computational technologies and other nano and quantum devices.”
The Nano and Quantum Functional Structures Laboratory is headed by Prof. Ivry a Faculty Scholar in the Zuckerman STEM Leadership Program.
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