Silicon semiconductors are widely used as particle detectors; however, their long-term operation is constrained by ...

Whether in a smartphone or laptop, semiconductors form the basis of modern electronics and accompany us constantly in everyday life. The processes taking place inside these materials are the subject ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Nanoindentation is a non-destructive technique employed to the determination of the micromechanical properties of various materials. The main mechanical properties that are determined with this method ...