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The device, named SketchSET, could also be used as an artificial atom for developing new classes of artificial electronic materials, such as exotic superconductors with properties not found in natural materials, according to lead researcher Jeremy Levy, a professor of physics and astronomy. The SketchSET is the first single-electron transistor made entirely of oxide-based materials. The number of electrons on the island, which can only be zero, one, or two, changes the conductive properties of the device. The team&#8217;s work was published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology. 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