For smartphones and computers to become smaller and faster, technologies capable of precisely controlling electrical properties at the nanoscale—beyond what is visible to the naked eye—are essential.

The atomic lattice structure of the layered magnetic semiconductor chromium sulfide bromide (CrSBr) have magnetic moments, or spins, that align with each other and alternate on each layer. This ...

Semiconductor nanoparticles typically consist of a crystalline core made from a semiconductor material, such as cadmium selenide (CdSe), cadmium sulfide (CdS), or indium phosphide (InP). The core is ...

Atomically thin semiconductors such as transition-metal dichalcogenides exhibit exceptionally strong Coulomb interactions and reduced dielectric screening, leading to tightly bound electron–hole pairs ...

A study revealed that a simple thermal reaction of gallium nitride with metallic magnesium results in the formation of a distinctive superlattice structure. This represents the first time researchers ...

A team of researchers at the University of Minnesota has developed a next-generation transparent and efficient semiconductor material. This breakthrough could have enormous ramifications for improving ...

Semiconductors or integrated circuits are microelectronic devices made mostly of silicon or germanium. These chips, though tiny, comprise thousands of different components that work together to ...

2D materials are widely seen as a promising path toward better computer chips. Researchers at TU Wien have now shown that some of these materials are unsuitable due to an underestimated effect. But ...

A semiconductor is a material or device that only conducts electricity under certain conditions. Some elements in the periodic table, such as carbon, silicon, and germanium, are intrinsic ...

Physicists have developed a novel approach to maintain special quantum characteristics, even in 3D materials, with potential applications in optical systems and advanced computing. There is a big ...