What is already established for inorganic semiconductors stays a challenge for their organic counterparts: Tuning the energy gap by blending different semiconducting molecules to optimize device ...

In this conventional strategy, energy band gap becomes narrower by using heavier elements: consequently, this strategy has led to the development of direct transition semiconductors composed of ...

In this module we will introduce the course and the Semiconductor Devices specialization. In addition, we will review the following topics: Type of solids, Bravais lattices, Lattice with basis, Point ...

Researchers have demonstrated that by using a semiconductor with flexible bonds, the material can be molded into various ...

Nitride semiconductors have emerged as pivotal materials in solar energy conversion due to their versatile electronic properties and the opportunity they offer to exploit earth‐abundant elements.

2nd course in the Semiconductor Devices Specialization Instructor: Wounjhang Park, Ph.D., Professor This course presents in-depth discussion and analysis of pn junction and metal-semiconductor ...

Researchers have unveiled the world’s first functional semiconductor made from graphene. The team says that their discovery could lead to the development of smaller and faster electronic devices.

They are very strong materials compared to silicon and require three times the energy to allow an electron to start to move freely in the material. This larger energy gap (or wider band gap) gives ...

Understanding Band Gap Engineering in Nanotechnology Definition: Band Gap Engineering is a process used in semiconductor material science to tailor the energy gap between the valence and conduction ...

This Microelectronics TOE profiles developments in silicon photonics, wide band gap (WBG) semiconductors, and OLED displays. Innovations include a novel substrate technology for fabrication of WBG ...