Chinese researchers have developed a new type of optical crystal that could help address several major supply chain bottlenecks.

Whether in a smartphone or laptop, semiconductors form the basis of modern electronics and accompany us constantly in ...

Hydrodynamic models in semiconductor physics provide a macroscopic framework for describing carrier transport by utilising fluid dynamics analogues. These models, which typically incorporate the Euler ...

Moiré atoms and Wigner molecule (a) Schematic of moiré superlattice and (b) corresponding moiré potential at ϕ = 10°. Its minima, moiré atoms, form a triangular lattice. (c) Evolution of each of the ...

Quantum dots and quantum wells represent pivotal nanostructures in semiconductor physics, harnessing quantum confinement to yield discrete energy levels and tailored optical properties. Quantum dots, ...

In a groundbreaking achievement for quantum technologies, researchers have created a functional quantum register using the atoms inside a semiconductor quantum dot. In a groundbreaking achievement for ...

A nanostructure made of silver and an atomically thin semiconductor layer can be turned into an ultrafast switching mirror device that may function as an optical transistor—with a switching speed ...

Scientists are learning how to temporarily reshape materials by nudging their internal quantum rhythms instead of blasting ...

Semiconductor physics has been focusing on doping for a long time, and we have developed over the years the "modern theory of Doping" [Alex Zunger and Oleksandr I. Malyi, "Understanding Doping of ...

Roughly the size of a fingernail, semiconductor chips breathe life into modern technologies, including artificial intelligence, smartphones, cars and national security systems. They’re also projected ...

Electronics are everywhere. As daily life becomes more digital and more devices become software defined and interconnected, the prevalence of electronics will inevitably rise. Semiconductors are what ...