Daniel R Plante wrote:
then the empirical breakdown difference measured between thick and thin layers would vanish.
Idiot, no, they would not. Breakdown is caused by avalanche ionization of dielectric. Nano-thin dielectrics don't have avalanche ionization because there is not enough voltage in them.
Instead nano-thin capacitors start leaking current at few volts due to quantum tunneling.
And record achieved for nano-thin-film is 3000 Volt/um.
Q: What would happen if you give 12V battery and two 6V light bulbs to Weir/Nelson?
A: They will wait 8 years for 12V➜6V DC-DC converter.
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