Superconductors/Semiconductors

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) system that recognizes hand gestures by combining skin-like electronics with computer visionCredit: NTU Singapore…

Credit: The University of Manchester An international research team led by The University of Manchester has revealed a nanomaterial that mirrors the "magic angle" effect originally found in a complex man-made structure known as…

Computational experiments on semiconducting polymers show under harsh loading conditions -- stretching and compression - the addition of small molecules enhances performance and stability; points to promising new direction for solar cell…

Scientists from the UK's University of Bath take an important step towards understanding the interaction between layers of atomically thin materials arranged in stacks Scientists at the University of Bath have taken an important step…

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Electronic filters are essential to the inner workings of our phones and other wireless devices. They eliminate or enhance specific input signals to achieve the desired output…

The diode laser uses semiconducting material germanium tin and could improve micro-processing speed and efficiency at much lower costsCredit: University of Arkansas Materials science researchers, led by electrical engineering professor…

A complex process can modify non-magnetic oxide materials in such a way to make them magnetic. The basis for this new phenomenon is controlled layer-by-layer growth of each material. An international research team with researchers from…

Scientists at Berkeley Lab and the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis zero in on bismuth vanadate's role in renewable energy at the nanoscaleCredit: Marilyn Sargent/ Berkeley Lab In the fight against climate change,…

The ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science is set to expand its productive and impactful collaboration with the renewable energy and advanced materials manufacturing industries through a new Connect ProgramCredit: Gavan Mitchell &…

Meeting growing demand for increased storage capacityCredit: Dawei Su Demand for integrated energy storage devices is growing rapidly as people rely more and more on portable and wireless electronics, and the global need grows for…

Credit: Logan Williams, Emmanouil Kioupakis, and Zihao Deng, Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Michigan Semiconductors are important materials in numerous functional applications such as digital and analog…

Credit: University of Texas at Dallas A material composed of two one-atom-thick layers of carbon has grabbed the attention of physicists worldwide for its intriguing -- and potentially exploitable -- conductive properties. Dr. Fan…

Interlayer coupling in FGT successfully increased by insertion of protonsCredit: FLEET A Chinese-Australian collaboration has demonstrated for the first time that interlayer coupling in a van der Waals (vdW) material can be largely…

Credit: University of SA A new microchip that enables continuous monitoring of pH and chlorine levels in swimming pools will vastly improve water safety and hygiene for more than 2.7 million Australians as new research shows it…

Credit: Elizabeth Flores-Gomez Murray/ Penn State The possibility of achieving room temperature superconductivity took a tiny step forward with a recent discovery by a team of Penn State physicists and materials scientists. The…

Cooper pairing and wave function for superconducting state in doped Mott insulatorsCredit: L. Brian Stauffer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, IL--Forty-five years after superconductivity was first discovered in metals,…

BROOKLYN, New York, Monday, July 27, 2020 - Fascinating opportunities are emerging from a new class of materials named two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors, which are only one atom thick. 2D materials are poised to have a bright future in…