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Boron nitride switches for 5G and beyond

Monolayers of boron nitride can be used to build high-performance radio-frequency switches that can operate at the frequencies required for 5G and the communication systems beyond it.

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Fig. 1: RF signal routing using a hBN switch.

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Schwierz, F. Boron nitride switches for 5G and beyond. Nat Electron 3, 444–445 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41928-020-0452-6

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