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Condensed Matter Apr 28, 2025

Pressure-responsive, layered semiconductor shows potential for next-gen data storage

A squishy, layered material that dramatically transforms under pressure could someday help computers store more data with less energy.

Condensed Matter Apr 16, 2025

Multivalley semiconductor enables optical switching in germanium for high-speed computing and communications

Opaque materials can transmit light when excited by a high-intensity laser beam. This process, known as optical bleaching, induces a nonlinear effect that temporarily alters the properties of a material. Remarkably, when ...

Nanophysics Mar 31, 2025

Defect removal technique paves the way for faster, low-power semiconductors

A research team, led by Professor Jimin Kwon from the Department of Electrical Engineering at UNIST, in collaboration with Professor Yong-Young Noh and his research team from the Department of Chemical Engineering at POSTECH, ...

Nanophysics Mar 31, 2025

Time-resolved photoluminescence unlocks nanoscale insights into surface-modified metal oxide semiconductors

In the quest for next-generation energy, sensing, and pigment technologies, semiconducting metal oxides like titanium dioxide (TiO₂) have emerged as essential materials due to their abundance, stability, and intriguing photophysical ...

Nanophysics Mar 17, 2025

Light-powered artificial neurons mimic brain-like oscillations

International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) researchers have developed a neuromorphic photonic semiconductor neuron capable of processing optical information through self-sustained oscillations. Exploring the use ...

Condensed Matter Mar 17, 2025

The first observation of amplified spontaneous emission from electron-hole plasma in 2D semiconductors

Amplified spontaneous emission is a physical phenomenon that entails the amplification of the light spontaneously emitted by excited particles, due to photons of the same frequency triggering further emissions. This phenomenon ...

Nanophysics Mar 12, 2025

Phosphorene nanoribbons shown to exhibit magnetic and semiconductor properties at room temperature

Scientists have long suspected that phosphorene nanoribbons (PNRs)—thin pieces of black phosphorus, only a few nanometers wide—might exhibit unique magnetic and semiconducting properties, but proving this has been difficult.

Bio & Medicine Mar 3, 2025

Quantum properties in atom-thick semiconductors offer new way to detect electrical signals in cells

For decades, scientists have relied on electrodes and dyes to track the electrical activity of living cells. Now, engineers at the University of California San Diego have discovered that quantum materials just a single atom ...

Nanophysics Feb 25, 2025

Using weak spots in semiconductor nanoplatelets to direct nanoscale assemblies

Cadmium selenide nanoplatelets provide a promising foundation for the development of innovative electronic materials. Researchers around the world have taken a particular interest in these tiny platelets, which are only a ...

Optics & Photonics Jan 31, 2025

Coupled semiconductor lasers generate novel optical patterns, enabling new spectroscopy techniques

The physical interaction between two or more systems, also known as coupling, can give rise to unique and unexpected effects. In the field of optics, coupled light sources (e.g., lasers) can influence each other, producing ...

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