Discovery could lengthen lifespan of electronic devices – Phys.org

Nobel laureate Herbert Kroemer once famously asserted “The interface is the device.” The observations by the Sydney researchers could therefore spark a new debate on whether interfaceswhich are physical boundaries separating different regions in materialsare a viable solution to the unreliability of next-generation devices.
“Our discovery has indicated that interfaces could actually speed up ferroelectric degradation. Therefore, better understanding of these processes is needed to achieve the best…

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