Solar cells based on wide-band-gap semiconductors work better under water than the narrow-band-gap ones used in conventional silicon photovoltaic devices. This finding by researchers at New York ...

How is semiconductor technology helping resolve challenges when it comes to integrating distributed energy resources like solar, EVs, and storage into the grid?

Semiconductors are crucial in building a future marked by environmental sustainability and more automation in the constantly changing field of technological innovation. In light of the pressing need ...

A semiconductor is a material with electrical conductivity between that of a conductor (like copper) and an insulator (like glass). Unlike conductors, which allow electricity to flow freely, and ...

Taiwan's transformation into the center of global semiconductor manufacturing has put it within the crosshairs of global geopolitics. While the world is transfixed on America’s needless alienation of ...

Researchers have achieved a new level of control over the atomic structure of a family of materials known as halide ...

U.S. researchers have conducted detailed balance calculations to show the ultimate potential of underwater solar cells. According to their findings, the devices could theoretically produce useful ...

Researchers synthesized a fluorinated electron-acceptor for use in organic semiconductors. The high electronegativity of the fluorine substituents enhanced the electron-accepting properties of the ...