AI system autonomously designs stable novel 2D compounds

Dec 25, 2023 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Two-dimensional (2D) materials like graphene have attracted great interest across science and industry for their remarkable electronic, optical, and mechanical properties. Yet despite intense study, fewer than 100 distinct 2D materials have been successfully synthesized in labs. This severely limits their practical use in transistors, sensors, batteries, and other applications. Now, researchers have developed an artificial intelligence system that automates the discovery and validation of chemically stable 2D materials. This breakthrough…