Amplified spontaneous emission is a physical phenomenon that entails the amplification of the light spontaneously emitted by ...

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a new technique to better understand how electrons interact within materials. By ...

A solar cell is made of two types of semiconductors, called p-type and n-type silicon ... is required to form the bonds with the surrounding silicon atoms, an electron vacancy or “hole” is created.

"We've achieved a breakthrough in addressing the low electron mobility, a major challenge in organic semiconductors, and in controlling the conduction pathways for electrons and holes at the ...

A technical paper titled “Measuring electrical properties in semiconductor devices by pixelated STEM and off-axis electron holography (or convergent beams vs. plane waves).” was published by ...

Examples of these innovations include mechanically strained silicon channels, where strain enhances electron and hole mobility ... silicon (for example, other semiconductor materials ...

A new study, published on Mar. 3 in Nature Photonics, shows that these ultra-thin semiconductors ... switch between two states -- excitons (electron-hole pairs that are electrically neutral ...