For inorganic semiconductors, the energy levels can be shifted towards one another by atomic substitutions, thus reducing the band gap ("band-gap engineering"). In contrast, band structure ...

A research team affiliated with UNIST has made a significant breakthrough in overcoming one of the most persistent challenges ...

This video explains the fundamental concepts of semiconductors and how they enable modern electronics. It covers the essential physics behind semiconductors, including energy band gaps and the process ...

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.

Techniques for Band Gap Engineering vary, including doping, the introduction of impurities into a semiconductor to alter its electrical properties; strain engineering, where stress is applied to ...

A technical paper titled “Accelerating Defect Predictions in Semiconductors Using Graph Neural Networks” was published by researchers at Purdue University, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, ...

This course introduces basic concepts of the quantum theory of solids and presents the theory describing the carrier behaviors in semiconductors. The course balances fundamental physics with ...

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 ...

An international research team has developed a new intermediate band solar cell (IBSC) design that includes a quantum ratchet (QR) semiconductor nanostructure. This new element reportedly enables ...