Frozen Lightning: NIST's New Nanoelectronic Switch (IMAGE)

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

Frozen Lightning: NIST's New Nanoelectronic Switch

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Silver nanoswitch: When the voltage between a gold conductor (top) and silver conductor (bottom) exceeds a critical point, silver ions rapidly assemble like a lightning strike to bridge the gap through a organic molecule monolayer.

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