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{{Short description|Topological insulating semiconductor}}

'''Stanene'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131121135635.htm |title=Will 2-D tin be the next super material? |author = DOE/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory |publisher=Sciencedaily.com |date=2013-11-21 |accessdate=2014-01-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Garcia|first1=J. C.|last2=de Lima|first2=D. B.|last3=Assali|first3=L. V. C.|last4=Justo|first4=J. F.|title=Group IV Graphene- and Graphane-Like Nanosheets|journal=J. Phys. Chem. C|date=2011|volume=115|page=13242|doi=10.1021/jp203657w|arxiv=1204.2875}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://phys.org/news/2013-11-d-tin-super-material.html |title=Will 2-D tin be the next super material?  |publisher=Phys.org |date=21 November 2013 |accessdate=2014-01-10}}</ref> is a [[Physics:Topological insulator|topological insulator]], which may display dissipationless currents at its edges near [[Physics:Room-temperature superconductor|room temperature]]. It is composed of [[Chemistry:Tin|tin]] atoms arranged in a single layer, in a manner similar to [[Physics:Graphene|graphene]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Xu |first1=Yong |last2=Yan |first2=Binghai |last3=Zhang |first3=Hai-Jun |last4=Wang |first4=Jing |last5=Xu |first5=Gang |last6=Tang |first6=Peizhe |last7=Duan |first7=Wenhui |last8=Zhang |first8=Shou-Cheng |date=2013-09-24 |title=Large-Gap Quantum Spin Hall Insulators in Tin Films |url=https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.136804 |journal=Physical Review Letters |language=en |volume=111 |issue=13 |pages=136804 |doi=10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.136804 |pmid=24116803 |issn=0031-9007|arxiv=1306.3008 |s2cid=11310025 }}</ref> Stanene got its name by combining ''stannum'' (the [[Chemistry:List of chemical element name etymologies|Latin name]] for tin) with the [[Social:Suffix|suffix]] ''-ene'' used by graphene.<ref>{{cite news | first = Ritu | last = Singh | url = http://zeenews.india.com/news/science/tin-could-be-the-next-super-material-for-computer-chips_892199.html | title = Tin could be the next super material for computer chips | work = Zeenews | date = November 24, 2013 }}</ref> Research is ongoing in Germany and China, as well as at laboratories at Stanford and UCLA.<ref>{{cite news |title=Designing the Next Wave of Computer Chips |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/10/science/designing-the-next-wave-of-computer-chips.html |date=January 9, 2014 |last=Markoff |first=John |work={{wipe|New York Times}} |accessdate=January 10, 2014}}</ref>

The addition of [[Chemistry:Fluorine|fluorine]] atoms to the tin lattice could extend the [[Physics:Phase transition|critical temperature]] up to 100&nbsp;°C.<ref>{{cite press release | url = https://www6.slac.stanford.edu/news/2013-11-21-tin-super-material-stanene.aspx | title = Will 2-D Tin be the Next Super Material? | publisher = SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory | location = Stanford University | date = November 21, 2013 }}</ref> This would make it practical for use in [[Engineering:Integrated circuit|integrated circuit]]s to make smaller, faster and more energy efficient computers.

==See also==
*[[Physics:Graphene|Graphene]]
*[[Chemistry:Silicene|Silicene]]
*[[Chemistry:Boron|Boron]]
[[Chemistry:Organotin chemistry#Organic derivatives of tin(II)|Stannenes]] (Similar name to Stanene)
*[[Chemistry:Stannane|Stannane]] (similar name as Stanene, too)
*Semiconductors
*Topological Insulator
*[[Physics:Superconductivity|Superconductivity]]
*[[Physics:Superconductors|Superconductors]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{cite news |url=http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=could-atomically-thin-tin-transform-electronics |title=Could Atomically Thin Tin Transform Electronics? |first=Charles Q. | last=Choi |date=December 4, 2013 |publisher=Scientific American}}
* {{cite news |url=http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1320283 |title=Stanene May Be Better Than Graphene |date=3 December 2013 |first=R. Colin |last=Johnson |publisher=EE Times}}
* {{cite news |url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/12/04/theoretical_material_promises_100_per_cent_electrical_efficiency_at_room_temperatures_and_above/ |title=OHM MY GOD! Move over graphene, here comes '100% PERFECT' stanene |date=4 December 2013 |first=Rik |last=Myslewski |publisher=The Register}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.gizmag.com/stanene-topological-insulator/29976/ |title=Tin-based stanene could conduct electricity with 100 percent efficiency |publisher=gizmag |date=2013-12-01 |accessdate=2013-12-05}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.stanford.edu/group/nnin-computing/Stanford_William_Vandenberghe-10252013.pdf |title=Quantum Transport for future Nano-CMOS Applications : TFETs and 2D topological insulators |first=William | last =Vandenberghe | publisher = University of Texas at Dallas |date=2013-10-25 |accessdate=2014-01-03}}

[[Category:Superconductors]]
[[Category:Tin]]
[[Category:Nanomaterials]]

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