Review of preparation and structures of silicon nanowire/germanium quantum dot composite materials
Credit: Xiaokang Weng et al. In a paper to be published in the forthcoming issue in NANO, a team of ...
Tag: Superconductors/Semiconductors
Stanford researchers’ artificial synapse is fast, efficient and durable
Credit: Armantas Melianas and Scott Keene The brain's capacity for simultaneously learning and memorizing large amounts of information while requiring ...
Stickier than expected: Hydrogen binds to graphene in 10 femtoseconds
Bound for only ten quadrillionths of a secondCredit: Oliver Bünermann / Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry & University of ...
High thermal conductivity of new material will create energy efficient devices
Researchers at the University of Bristol have successfully demonstrated the high thermal conductivity of a new material, paving the way ...
New polymer films conduct heat instead of trapping it
Material may replace many metals as lightweight, flexible heat dissipators in cars, refrigerators, and electronicsCredit: Image courtesy of Gang Chen ...
Water creates traps in organic electronics
General rule for the energy of water-induced traps in organic semicondutorsCredit: Charlotte Perhammar Poor-quality organic semiconductors can become high-quality semiconductors ...
Record solar hydrogen production with concentrated sunlight
Credit: EPFL Hydrogen will play a key role in reducing our dependence on fossil fuels. It can be sustainably produced ...
Researchers to help develop next-generation hybrid and electric vehicles
With $1.5 million award, University of Arkansas researchers will help advance the Energy Department's goal of increasing demand for electric ...
New technique could pave the way for simple color tuning of LED bulbs
International collaboration demonstrates the possibility of tuning the color of a GaN LED by changing the time sequence at which ...
Carnegie Mellon chemists manipulate the quantum states of gold nanoclusters
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's Department of Chemistry have found a way to control the lifetime ...
Flexible circuits for 3D printing
New process for flexible and transparent electronicsCredit: Credit: University of Hamburg, Tomke Glier A research cooperation between the University of ...
Unprecedented insight into two-dimensional magnets using diamond quantum sensors
Credit: University of Basel, Department of Physics For the first time, physicists at the University of Basel have succeeded in ...
Battery research at TU Graz: New breakthroughs in research on super-batteries
Credit: © Lunghammer - TU Graz Since 2012, Stefan Freunberger of the Institute for Chemistry and Technology of Materials at ...
Tracking charge carriers in the molecular crystal at organic pn junction
Credit: NINS/IMS An organic solar cell is light, flexible, low cost and green device, hence regarded as a potential seed ...
Timothy J. Bunning awarded 2019 MRS Communications Lecture
The 2019 MRS Communications Lecture recognizes excellence in the field of materials research through work published in MRS Communications. It ...
Energy-saving new LED phosphor
Chemists developed a new red phosphor whose light is well perceived by the eyeCredit: University of Innsbruck Light emitting diodes ...
Semiconductor scientists discover effect that was thought impossible
Credit: @tsarcyanide/MIPT Press Office A physical effect known as superinjection underlies modern light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and lasers. For decades this ...
Repelling charges prevent Cooper pairs from ‘island hopping’ in insulating state
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Superconductors are able to conduct electricity with zero resistance thanks to Cooper pairs, electron duos that team ...
World-record quantum computing result for Sydney teams
Theory group is driving advances in global efforts to build useful machinesCredit: University of Sydney A world-record result in reducing ...
Need more energy storage? Just hit ‘print’
Drexel researchers produce conductive MXene ink to print micro-supercapacitorsCredit: Drexel University Researchers from Drexel University and Trinity College in Ireland, ...
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