News tagged with dopant atoms

Coexistence of superconductivity and magnetism

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from the University of Sydney are celebrating the 100th anniversary of superconductivity with a discovery of their own.

Physics / Superconductivity

created Jun 17, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Certain doped-oxide ceramics resist Ohm's Law

For months, Anthony West could hardly believe what he and his colleagues were seeing in the lab -- or the only explanation for the unexpected phenomena that seemed to make sense.

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Sep 21, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (19) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Researchers peer into nanowires to measure dopant properties

(PhysOrg.com) -- Semiconductor nanowires -- tiny wires with a diameter as small as a few billionths of a meter — hold promise for devices of the future, both in technology like light-emitting diodes and in ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Apr 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0