Articles tagged with Electrical Properties
Rice researchers have found a breakthrough solvent for carbon nanotubes, untangling long tubes and clearing the way for scalable methods to create strong, lightweight materials. The discovery brings the creation of a highly conductive quantum nanowire closer.
Researchers investigated how defects in graphene affect its electronic properties. They found that surface quality plays a crucial role in controlling plasmons, which could be harnessed for future technical applications.
Scientists at the University of Utah demonstrated a conclusive link between the size of catalyst particles on a solid surface and their ability to speed chemical reactions. The study focused on metal nanoparticles, finding that smaller sizes lead to increased electronic properties and catalytic activity.
By using a special design and the principle of anti-reflective layers, researchers have made graphene visible on gallium arsenide. This achievement enables the measurement of electrical properties of the new material combination, paving the way for further research and development in electronics.
Researchers at UC Davis discovered a material with unique electronic properties, exhibiting mass-like behavior in one direction and mass-less behavior in another. The discovery has potential applications in spintronics technology and could lead to new electronic devices.
Researchers at the University of Illinois developed a new silver-based ink that allows for flexible and stretchable microelectrodes. The ink can be used in electronic and optoelectronic applications to create integrated systems from diverse materials on various substrates.
Prof Andre Geim and Dr Kostya Novoselov, who discovered graphene in 2004, have won the prestigious Europhysics Prize. Their work reveals graphene's remarkable electronic properties, with applications such as transistors and sensors.
Researchers used the Advanced Light Source to study graphene's properties and found that electrons strongly interact with each other. The discovery sheds light on graphene's potential applications in electronic devices.
Researchers developed techniques to coax carbon nanotubes to self-assemble into complex structures, known as serpentines, which exhibit striking order and complexity. These nanotube serpentines have potential applications in nano-device development, such as cooling elements and opto-electronic devices.
Researchers at Dartmouth have found that chromium displays unexpected magnetic properties, which can be used in spintronics to process and store data more efficiently. This discovery expands the potential applications of antiferromagnets in technology.
A simple surface treatment technique induces self-assembly of molecular crystals, improving performance and providing electrical isolation. This method enables the mass production of large arrays of organic electronic transistors on polymer sheets, opening up possibilities for flexible displays, intelligent paper, and biosensor arrays.
Researchers at Rice University have discovered a surprising new electronic property in magnetite, a well-studied magnetic mineral, by using nanofabrication methods. They were able to get the material to revert from an insulator to a conductor at temperatures colder than minus 250 degrees Fahrenheit.
Researchers at UC San Diego are studying spiral-shaped carbon nanotubes for new switching and memory storage devices. These nanotubes may outperform conventional silicon technologies in terms of power consumption, radiation hardness, and heat dissipation.
A new discovery by a University of Missouri-Columbia research team allows scientists to manipulate molecules to give them metal-like properties, creating a new pseudo-element. This 'pseudo-metal' can be adjusted for various uses and may change the way scientists think about attacking disease or building electronics.
NIST and DuPont researchers have developed a nondestructive method for measuring how temperature affects the electrical properties of common circuit board materials, including ceramic, polymer, and glass. The technique enables faster, less expensive, and easier testing, as well as improved performance in designing circuits and substrates.
Physicists at the University of Pennsylvania have created a functional electronic circuit using nanotubes, overcoming a major hurdle in the race to create nanotube-based electronics. The researchers used liquid suspensions of carbon nanotubes to create circuits by dipping semiconductor chips into the solution.
Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a new method to create branched nanostructures by combining quantum dots and segmented nanorods. These structures can be tailored for various electronic applications, including quantum computing and artificial photosynthesis.
Researchers successfully demonstrated precise control over molecular electronic properties using a scanning tunneling microscope. They added up to seven potassium atoms to a single buckyball molecule, altering its electrical properties.
Researchers successfully doped C60 molecules with potassium atoms using atomic precision, increasing their electric charge and altering molecular orbital states. This breakthrough offers a new way to control electronic properties of individual molecules, with potential applications in nanotechnology and electronics.
Researchers at Illinois and Rice University developed a new process to chemically select and separate carbon nanotubes based on their electronic properties. The process uses reaction chemistry to create handles that can selectively manipulate metallic and semiconducting nanotubes.
Researchers at MIT create a switchable surface that can change from water-attracting to water-repelling by applying an electric field, with potential applications in drug delivery and biomedical engineering. The surface's properties are controlled using conformational transitions, allowing for reversible modification.
Duke researchers have made significant progress in synthesizing uniform 'buckytubes' using a new technique, which could lead to the development of smaller electronic circuitry and more precise control over their electronic properties. The achievement marks an important step towards realizing the full potential of carbon nanotubes.
Researchers have found that encapsulating molecules within carbon nanotubes can dramatically modify their electronic properties. This discovery could lead to the design of single-molecule-based devices and hybrid nanostructures with tailored electronic functions.
Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a method to create triangular nanoprisms in large quantities, which can be used as new diagnostic labels for detecting biological weapons and diseases. The nanoparticles' unique optical properties make them a promising building block for detection science.
Scientists at the University of Illinois found that piezoelectric ceramics' properties decrease as they become thinner, affecting their performance in microelectromechanical systems. To optimize thin-film structures, researchers must understand the factors influencing material properties.