Black phosphorus is new wonder material

Black phosphorus can be used to transfer data at high speed on nano scale optical circuits, a new research has found. The devices showed vast improvement in efficiency over comparable devices using the earlier 'wonder material' graphene. As consumers demand electronic devices that are faster and smaller, electronics makers cram more processor cores on a single chip -- but getting all those processors to communicate with each other has been a key challenge for researchers. The goal is to find materials that will allow high-speed, on-chip communication using light. Due to its unique properties, black phosphorus can be used to detect light very effectively, making it desirable for optical applications.