Semiconductors
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Germanane, a material made from one-atom-thick sheets of germanium, could replace silicon for use in electronics.
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ScienceA research team at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has successfully used a laser to optically-cool the compound Cadmium Sulfide.
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Scientists have created ultra-thin graphene-based semi-conductors, which are reportedly flexible, transparent, and cheaper to produce than traditional silicon models.
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ScienceA new approach to making solar cells allow the effective use of nearly any semiconductor.
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A significant step on the path to quantum computing has been taken by an international team of researchers who have succeeded in creating quantum bits within a semiconductor for the very first time.
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Molybdenite's unique properties could see it overtake silicon in microchip construction - Swiss scientists have built and tested the world's first MoS2 microchip in Switzerland.
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Researchers say molybdenite (MoS2) boasts distinct advantages over traditional silicon or even graphene for use in electronics and could enable smaller and more energy efficient transistors, computer chips and solar cells.
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Scientists have created a cost-effective solar cell that responds to almost the entire solar spectrum.
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ScienceSolar cells could become more efficient and less expensive, thanks to the development of tapered nanopillar semiconductors that are narrow at the top and wide at the bottom.
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Researchers are looking into ways of harvesting the solar heat that is stored in asphalt roads.
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Physicists at Rutgers University have discovered new properties in a material that has provided hope that solar cells based on organic semiconductors may one day overtake silicon solar cells in cost and performance.
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Researchers at two different institutions have recently announced the development of technologies for converting waste heat from electronics into something useful.
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