News tagged with silicon crystals
'Nanospears' could lead to better solar cells, lasers, lighting
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Growing - and precisely aligning - microscopic, spear-shaped zinc oxide crystals on a surface of single-crystal silicon, researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology may have ...
Vise Squad: Putting the Squeeze on a Crystal Leads to Novel Electronics
May 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A clever materials science technique that uses a silicon crystal as a sort of nanoscale vise to squeeze another crystal into a more useful shape may launch a new class of electronic devices ...
Single Atom Quantum Dots Bring Real Devices Closer (Video)
Jan 27, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Single atom quantum dots created by researchers at Canada’s National Institute for Nanotechnology and the University of Alberta make possible a new level of control over individual electrons, ...
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Fabricating 3D Photonic Crystals
Jan 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- “In photonic crystals, the ability to control the structure of a material in full three dimensional space, allows you to control the way that light flows through it,” John Rogers tells PhysOrg.com. “This ...
Researchers grow nanowire crystals for 3-D microchips
Aug 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Stanford researchers have developed a method of stacking and purifying crystal layers that may pave the way for three-dimensional microchips.
Silicon photonic crystals key to optical cloaking
Jun 25, 2008 |
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In computer simulations, the researchers have demonstrated an approximate cloaking effect created by concentric rings of silicon photonic crystals. The mathematical proof brings scientists a step closer to a practical solution ...
From opals to optical chips
Mar 03, 2008 |
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Materials known as photonic crystals could form the building blocks of future optical computers and micro-scale communications devices. Scientists have developed a low-cost and versatile way to make photonic ...
Researchers bend light through waveguides in colloidal crystals
Jan 07, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of Illinois are the first to achieve optical waveguiding of near-infrared light through features embedded in self-assembled, three-dimensional photonic crystals. Applications for the optically ...
New interferometer could simplify materials research
Aug 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- “Most current hard x-ray interferometers are based on crystals, which require their high quality and high mechanical stability,” Anatoly Snigirev tells PhysOrg.com. “This can make x-ray interferometry quite ...
SSRL Aids Development of Plastic Electronics
May 04, 2006 |
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For close to a decade, researchers have been trying to improve the performance of plastic semiconductors to the level of amorphous silicon—the semiconductor used in low-cost electronics such as photovoltaic ...
Coming Soon: Improved Lithium Ion Batteries?
Nov 19, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Rechargeable lithium ion batteries provide portable devices that require a lot of energy, such as mobile telephones, digital cameras, and notebook computers, with power. However, their capacity, and thus ...
Dusty Shock Waves Generate Planet Ingredients
Nov 11, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Shock waves around dusty, young stars might be creating the raw materials for planets, according to new observations from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.
Move over, silicon: Advances pave way for powerful carbon-based electronics
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Dec 18, 2007 |
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Bypassing decades-old conventions in making computer chips, Princeton engineers developed a novel way to replace silicon with carbon on large surfaces, clearing the way for new generations of faster, more powerful cell phones, ...
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