Researchers create first superatomic 2-D semiconductor
(PHYSorg.com Nanotechnology)

Atoms are the basic building blocks of all matter-at least, that is the conventional picture. In a new study, researchers have fabricated the first superatomic 2-D semiconductor, a material whose basic units aren`t atoms but superatoms-atomic clusters that exhibit some of the properties of one or more individual atoms. The researchers expect that the new material is just the first member of what will become a new family of 2-D semiconductors whose superatomic structures will greatly expand the diversity, functionality, and applications of 2-D materials.