So manufacturers beef up or "dope" the cell's two silicon layers with trace amounts of additives, typically phosphorus and boron. The top, phosphorus-doped layer contains more electrons ...

A major breakthrough in organic semiconductors has been achieved, potentially transforming display technology and even future ...

A silicon atom has four electrons in its outer shell and bonds tightly with four surrounding silicon atoms creating a crystal matrix with eight electrons in the outer shells. However, phosphorus ...

A solar cell is made of two types of semiconductors, called p-type and n-type silicon. The p-type silicon is produced by adding atoms—such as boron or gallium—that have one less electron in their ...

A team of researchers at Peking University claims to have made a breakthrough in chip technology, potentially reshaping the semiconductor race. Their newly developed 2D transistor is said to be 40% ...

Can photonic chips outperform traditional silicon chips? Explore how light-based processing compares to electronics in speed, ...

However, the vast majority of chips are still made from silicon, which is abundant and cheap. The most important advantage of gallium arsenide is speed. Electrons travel about five times faster in ...

They synthesized a series of silicon nanostructures using an etching technique optimized at HZB and determined the temperature-dependent electrical conductivity and thermopower. Electrons in ...

They synthesised a series of silicon nanostructures using an etching technique optimised at HZB and determined the temperature-dependent electrical conductivity and thermopower. Electrons in ...

The findings have been published in Small Structures ("Electrons, Localization but no Hopping: Disorder as Key for Understanding Charge Transport in Mesoporous Silicon"). Mesoporous silicon is ...