In a new study, Erik Johansson's research team at the Department of Chemistry at Ångström Laboratory in Uppsala has shown that a new technology using quantum dots can be used to produce a new type of extremely lightweight, ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 31, 2018
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From solar cells that capture more light, to medical devices that resist colonization by bacteria; there are many applications for materials given a bristly coating of silicon nanowires. Creating these nanostructured silicon ...
Materials Science
Jun 28, 2017
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A simple, green method that applies a protective coating to semiconductors could help to develop these materials for many applications, from batteries to biosensors.
Nanophysics
Mar 22, 2017
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Korean researchers are improving the fabrication of transistor-based biosensors by using silicon nanowires on their surface.
Nanophysics
Mar 1, 2017
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Physicists from the Lomonosov Moscow State University have worked out a new and more eco-friendly method of obtaining silicon nanowires that replaces hydrofluoric acid (HF) with ammonium fluoride (NH4F).
Nanophysics
Oct 19, 2016
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A team led by researchers from Koç University, Turkey and EPFL, Switzerland, has developed a monolithic technique to fabricate silicon nanowires spanning ultra-deep trenches in silicon.
Nanophysics
Jan 8, 2016
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Increasing the cost-effectiveness of photovoltaic devices is critical to making these renewable energy sources competitive with traditional fossil fuels. One possibility is to use hybrid solar cells that combine silicon nanowires ...
Nanophysics
Jul 2, 2014
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The debut of cyborgs who are part human and part machine may be a long way off, but researchers say they now may be getting closer. In a study published in ACS' journal Nano Letters, they report development of a coating that ...
Nanophysics
Feb 19, 2014
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Applications as diverse as oil-well drilling and robot-driven surgery are driving demand for improved micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) pressure sensors. As they are made smaller, however, simultaneously achieving high ...
Engineering
Jan 2, 2013
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Silicon nanowires are widely recognized as candidates for use in next-generation sensors, battery electrodes and solar cells, and first-principle calculations are an important tool in the development of these applications. ...
Nanophysics
Feb 17, 2012
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