Learn more about Semiconductors and Microelectronics
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July 12, 2016In an advance that helps pave the way for next-generation electronics and computing technologies—and possibly paper-thin gadgets—scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) developed a way ...Office of Technology Commercialization
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BulletinJuly 1, 2016The presence of defects in semiconductor materials, such as the missing gallium atoms in the image, were known to drastically decrease the lightBasic Energy Sciences
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June 10, 2016Towards the development of high-speed electronic devices that are usually constrained to conventional semiconductors, researchers led by MichiganBasic Energy Sciences
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June 10, 2016Black phosphorus is a natural layered semiconductor and is a promising candidate for electronic, optical, and optoelectronic applications.Basic Energy Sciences
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BulletinJune 9, 2016Researchers at the University of Michigan discovered a method for direct conversion, at room temperature, of copper selenide to copper silverBasic Energy Sciences
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June 9, 2016A series of tabletop laser systems are being developed to bridge the materials characterization gap between conventional laser-based systems andBasic Energy Sciences
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June 8, 2016A new ultra-thin semiconducting material (tungsten disulfide or WS2) consists of three atomic layers in an “atomic sandwich”Basic Energy Sciences
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June 8, 2016Junctions of two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors could enable next-generation photovoltaics, lighting, and electronics. For example, currentBasic Energy Sciences
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BulletinJune 7, 20163D printing has revolutionized the way we can make and design materials. Now a team led by scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has addedBasic Energy Sciences
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June 7, 2016Semiconductor nanowire lasers, due to their ultra-compact physical sizes, highly localized coherent output, and efficiency, are promisingBasic Energy Sciences