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

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 ...

Solar panels capture sunlight and convert it to electricity using photovoltaic (PV) cells like the one illustrated above. Such cells, which can power everything from calculators to cars (our ...

The use of n-type and p-type silicon is a foundation concept in the design of transistors. Pure silicon is not conductive. However, it can be made conductive by adding other elements to its ...

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, ...

Since the early 1970s, scientists have been promoting gallium arsenide as a faster, more efficient substrate material than silicon for making integrated-circuit chips. However, the vast majority of ...

More information: Tommy Hofmann et al, Electrons, Localization but no Hopping: Disorder as Key for Understanding Charge Transport in Mesoporous Silicon, Small Structures (2025).

Using a specially developed etching apparatus, researchers produced mesoporous silicon layers with countless tiny pores and investigated their electrical and thermal conductivity. (Nanowerk News) ...

Silicon is the best-known semiconductor material. However, controlled nanostructuring drastically alters the material's properties. Using a specially developed etching apparatus, a team at HZB has ...