Silicon can detect light polarisation, study says
Polarization is a characteristic reflecting how the vectors (propagation directions) of the electric and magnetic fields of a light wave ...
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Tag: Semiconductor
New type of sensors to simplify gas detection
Semiconductor sensors, which are inexpensive and consume little energy, are used whenever frequent measurements are needed: for instance, the ripeness ...
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Researchers have elucidated the nature of halide semiconductor glow
A hybrid compound of chlorine, lead and methylammonium cation (MAPbCl3) is one of the halide perovskites used in LED lamps. ...
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New photoanode material to improve hydrogen production efficiency
The key objective of the study was to obtain a cheaper alternative to platinum group metals, which are used as ...
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Russian scientists converted graphene into a unique semiconductor
Graphene is the most commonly known two-dimensional material having the form of one layer of carbon atoms forming the hexagonal ...
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Artificial sun: flexible perovskite cells for indoor power supply
The photo is sourced from pv-magazine.com The authors of the study opted not to use polyethylene naphthalate (PEN, a polyester ...
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