A popular 2D active material, molybdenum disulfide (MoS2), just got a platinum upgrade at an atomic level. A study led by ...

Semiconductors are at the heart of most electronics. We explain what semiconductors are, how they work, and just how tiny those transistors can get.

Semiconductor nanocrystals consist of tens to thousands of atoms and are 10,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair. These tiny particles have uses in a host of fields, such as solid ...

By adding potassium atoms to familiar soccer-ball-shaped carbon "buckyballs," Berkeley Lab researchers increase the electric charge on each C60 molecule. Individual potassium atoms are either ...

The merging of impure particles in a pristine semiconducting material is known as doping. The impure atoms here allude to those that vary from the pure semiconductor. Doping allows researchers to ...

Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have achieved a breakthrough in the field of nanoscience by successfully altering nanocrystal properties with impurity atoms -- a process called ...

Doping in semiconductors is adding a small amount of impurities into a very pure semiconductor material. ... four of their valence electrons form bonds with the surrounding silicon atoms.

[ProjectsInFlight] has been on a mission to make his own semiconductors for about a year now, and recently shared a major step toward that goal: homemade spin-on dopants. Doping semiconductors has … ...

The carrier concentration and conductivity in p-type monovalent copper semiconductors can be significantly enhanced by adding alkali metal impurities, as shown recently by Tokyo Tech researchers.

Semiconductors are at the heart of most electronics, but have you ever wondered how one works? In this article, we explain what semiconductors are; how they work, with an eye to N-type vs. P-type ...

What are semiconductors, and why are they essential? Find out with ExtremeTech’s guide and see how they power our world. Click to learn more.