On the periodic table, semiconductors (also known as metalloids) crop up along a diagonal line between conductors and insulators. Noble gases such as helium and neon are poor conductors of ...

A research has the potential to advance sustainable energy technologies and reduce the environmental impact of electronic devices.

The material, called hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), is used in semiconductor devices and ... While most 2D materials conduct electricity, hBN is one of the few that is an insulator, making it ...