Wafer-Scale Demonstration of BEOL-Compatible Ambipolar MoS Devices Enabled by Plasma-Enhanced Atomic Layer Deposition.

The relentless scaling of semiconductor technology demands materials beyond silicon to sustain performance improvements. Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), particularly MoS, offer excellent electronic properties; however, achieving scalable and CMOS-compatible fabrication remains a critical challenge. Here, we demonstrate a scalable and BEOL-compatible approach for the direct wafer-scale growth of MoS devices using plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition (PE-ALD) at temperatures below 450 °C, fully compliant with CMOS thermal budgets.

PHB in cyanobacteria: analyzing production through images processing and FT-IR techniques.

Cyanobacteria have gained significant attention in recent years due to their ability to produce a variety of valuable compounds. One such compound is polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), a biodegradable polymer with immense potential in various industrial applications. Given that PHB is stored intracellularly, a dedicated process is needed to extract and measure the biopolymer content.