The new material is a transparent conducting oxide with a specialized thin-layered structure that enhances transparency while maintaining conductivity. This is important because most materials that conduct electricity well are opaque, while those that are transparent typically do not conduct electricity efficiently.
Achieving both properties in a single material is rare and can lead to innovative applications in devices requiring both optical clarity and electronic performance. As technology and artificial intelligence (AI) applications demand increasingly capable materials, this groundbreaking development presents a promising solution.