New 2D crystal might surpass graphene’s electrical features

Researchers at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) in Korea managed to synthesize a new multifunctional 2D ordered crystal structure, designated as C2N-h2D crystal, that they claim exhibits more enhanced electrical features than those of graphene. 

The thin-layered micrometre-sized 2D crystal was the result of a reaction between ​hexaaminobenzene trihydrochloride and ​hexaketocyclohexane octahydrate and it exhibits a strong semiconducting nature, as it has a large Ion/Ioff ratio that equals a fast switching speed for semiconducting devices. The Ion/Ioff ratio of the C2N-h2D crystal was confirmed to be 100 times more efficient than current silicone semiconductors in production.