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New 'electronic glue' promises less expensive semiconductors

New 'electronic glue' promises less expensive semiconductors

Technology / Semiconductors

created Jun 11, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Researchers at the University of Chicago and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed an "electronic glue" that could accelerate advances in semiconductor-based technologies, including solar cells ...


Bottoms up: Better organic semiconductors for printable electronics

Bottoms up: Better organic semiconductors for printable electronics

Chemistry /

created Sep 04, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and Seoul National University have learned how to tweak a new class of polymer-based semiconductors to better control the location and alignment ...


Molecular Alignment Gives Monolayers the Edge in Bendable Semiconductor

Molecular Alignment Gives Monolayers the Edge in Bendable Semiconductor

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Apr 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Reprogrammable product tags, bendable displays and flexible solar cells--the field of organic semiconductor research is advancing these possibilities toward reality. By layering hydrocarbon ...


Substantial improvement in essential cheap solar cell process

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Mar 20, 2008 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (15) | comments 0

A cheap alternative to silicon solar cells can be found in dye-sensitised solar cells. This type of cell imitates the natural conversion of sunlight into energy by, for instance, plants and light-sensitive bacteria. Annemarie ...


Scientists Use DNA Scaffolding To Build Tiny Circuit Boards

Scientists Use DNA Scaffolding To Build Tiny Circuit Boards

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- Today, scientists at IBM Research and the California Institute of Technology announced a scientific advancement that could be a major breakthrough in enabling the semiconductor industry to ...


Directed self-ordering of organic molecules for electronic devices

Directed self-ordering of organic molecules for electronic devices

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Feb 19, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (19) | comments 1

A simple surface treatment technique demonstrated by a collaboration between researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Penn State and the University of Kentucky potentially offers ...


Measuring Electron Orbitals

Measuring Electron Orbitals

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, it has been possible to measure electron density in individual molecular states using what is known as the photoelectric effect. Now published in Science, this method repres ...


Building a Molecular Computer Chip

Physics / General Physics

created Feb 13, 2007 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (10) | comments 0

For Dr. Jerry Bernholc, a trip to Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is like a suburbanite’s trek to Costco. Bulk consumption is the name of the game.


Researchers Prove Bridge from Conventional to Molecular Electronics Possible

Researchers Prove Bridge from Conventional to Molecular Electronics Possible

Chemistry /

created Mar 18, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (20) | comments 1

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have set the stage for building the “evolutionary link” between the microelectronics of today built from semiconductor compounds and future ...


Toshiba develops molecular photoresist technology for EUV lithography

Toshiba develops molecular photoresist technology for EUV lithography

Technology / Semiconductors

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 1.9 / 5 (17) | comments 1

Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has developed a high resolution photoresist (photo-sensitive film) essential for future application of EUV (extreme ultraviolet) lithography in semiconductor fabrication, ...


A New Glance on Microscopic Images

A New Glance on Microscopic Images

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A doctoral student at the research center Forschungszentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Germany) suggests interpreting the images generated by Kelvin probe force microscopy in a new way. She recently published her ...


Semiconductor membrane mimics biological behavior of ion channels

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jul 12, 2007 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (15) | comments 0

A semiconductor membrane designed by researchers at the University of Illinois could offer more flexibility and better electrical performance than biological membranes. Built from thin silicon layers doped with different ...


Gold solution for enhancing nanocrystal electrical conductance

Gold solution for enhancing nanocrystal electrical conductance

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

In a development that holds much promise for the future of solar cells made from nanocrystals, and the use of solar energy to produce clean and renewable liquid transportation fuels, researchers with the U.S. ...


Researchers create freestanding nanoparticle films without fillers

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jun 09, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Nanoparticle films are no longer a delicate matter: Vanderbilt physicists have found a way to make them strong enough so they don't disintegrate at the slightest touch.


Innovation puts next-generation solar cells on the horizon

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (30) | comments 12

In a world first, a Monash University-led international research team has developed an innovative way to boost the output of the next generation of solar cells.