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Optics & Photonics Mar 4, 2020

First bufferless 1.5 μm III-V lasers grown directly on silicon wafers in Si-photonics

Researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have reported the world's first 1.5 μm III-V lasers directly grown on the industry-standard 220 nm SOI (silicon-on-insulators) wafers without buffer, ...

Materials Science Mar 3, 2020

Graphene, perovskites, and silicon—an ideal tandem for efficient solar cells

Researchers at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) and its spin-off, Graphene Flagship Associate Member BeDimensional, in cooperation with ENEA have successfully combined graphene ...

Materials Science Jan 22, 2020

Researchers test cells with silicon anodes, alumina coatings that protect cathodes

The process of developing better rechargeable batteries may be cloudy, but there's an alumina lining.

Optics & Photonics Jan 13, 2020

Hyperuniform disordered waveguides and devices for near infrared silicon photonics

In a new report published on Scientific Reports, Milan M. Milošević and an international research team at the Zepler Institute for Photonics and Nanoelectronics, Etaphase Incorporated and the Departments of Chemistry, Physics ...

Quantum Physics Dec 24, 2019

First chip-to-chip quantum teleportation harnessing silicon photonic chip fabrication

The development of technologies which can process information based on the laws of quantum physics are predicted to have profound impacts on modern society.

General Physics Dec 20, 2019

No storm in a teacup: It's a cyclone on a silicon chip

University of Queensland researchers have combined quantum liquids and silicon-chip technology to study turbulence for the first time, opening the door to new navigation technologies and improved understanding of the turbulent ...

Nanomaterials Nov 1, 2019

Researchers build a silicon-graphene-germanium transistor for future THz operation

In 1947, the first transistor, a bipolar junction transistor (BJT), was invented in the Bell Laboratory and has since led to the age of information technology. In recent decades, there has been a persistent demand for higher ...

Nanomaterials Oct 23, 2019

Scientists close to integrating silicon electronics and spintronics

Scientists from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) and the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (FEB RAS) developed the nanoheterostructure consisted of a nanocrystal magnetite film (Fe3O4) covering a ...

Nanophysics Oct 8, 2019

2-D-based single photon emitters integrated with CMOS-compatible silicon nitride waveguides

Researchers from the Photonics Research Group, an imec research group at Ghent university and MIT announced that they have integrated single photon emitters in 2-D layered materials with a silicon nitride photonic chip. Even ...

Nanomaterials Sep 30, 2019

Silicon technology boost with graphene and 2-D materials

Silicon semiconductor technology has done marvels for the advancement of our society, which has benefited tremendously from its versatile use and amazing capabilities. The development of electronics, automation, computers, ...

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