This video explains how semiconductors work and how their electrical properties are controlled using band gaps and doping.

SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics, Vol. 59, No. 6 (Aug. - Oct., 1999), pp. 2121-2138 (18 pages) ...

Scientists have long sought to make semiconductors—vital components in computer chips and solar cells—that are also ...

Thus, we have synthesized a dimeric cholesteric semiconductor to which binaphthyl groups are introduced as chiral parts; at room temperature, this compound maintains the cholesteric phase, and further ...

Researchers have demonstrated that by using a semiconductor with flexible bonds, the material can be moulded into various structures using nano containers, without altering its composition, the ...

Semiconductors control the flow of electricity that power ... and electronic applications. Its unique band structure enables efficient light emission, making it a strong candidate for on-chip lasers ...

Advanced semiconductor technology receives €2.2M funding through FP7; will be commercialized by UK's Centre for Integrated Photonics. Ipswich UK, August 9th 2010 --- A Europe-wide consortium has taken ...

Scientists have discovered a potentially promising infrared LED and infrared detector component. This compound -- composed of calcium, silicon and oxygen -- is cheap to produce and non-toxic. Many of ...

Researchers have demonstrated that by using a semiconductor with flexible bonds, the material can be moulded into various structures using nano containers, without altering its composition, the ...