In nanoscale devices use DNA to a large extent on like semiconductor operations of DNA, but if we can create a kind of inorganic semiconductor with DNA properties? University of science and technology in Munich, Germany, the researchers found a double helix structure of inorganic semiconductor materials. This material by tin (Sn), iodine (I) and (P) elements, chemical name ". Journal study published in the Advanced Materials.

Thanks to the double helix structure, "a difference with other semiconductor materials is that it has extreme flexibility. Munich institute professor Tom Nilges said, "the preparation is simple, the form elements are extremely rich, does not contain any toxic components. Its potential applications include flexibility of semiconductor devices, solar cells and so on.