Researchers find the 'sweet spot' for atom qubits in silicon
08 December, 2020Researchers have located what they claim is the 'sweet spot' for positioning qubits in silicon to scale up atom-based quantum processors.
Plasma-assisted polishing smooths single-crystal diamond
18 November, 2020Japanese researchers have found a way to polish the hardest known material without damaging it, helping to accelerate its use in advanced electronics.
Nanocrystal assembly method developed
05 June, 2020Researchers have demonstrated a highly efficient and controllable method to assemble single nanoparticles directly into a pre-patterned template.
Colour-changing crystals could enable smarter sensors
21 May, 2020The colour-changing, flexible photonic crystals could be used to develop sensors that warn when an earthquake might strike next.
Manipulating laser light with perovskites
10 March, 2020Researchers have used inexpensive crystals, known as perovskites, to make Faraday rotators. These manipulate light in a range of devices by altering its polarisation.
Development of a GaN crystal manufacturing device
23 January, 2020Japanese researchers have announced the successful development of a high-quality bulk gallium nitride (GaN) growth device.
Detecting carbon impurities in GaN crystals using light
13 December, 2019Carbon impurity has long hindered efficiency in nitride-based electronic and optical devices, but now researchers have discovered a method that can quickly detect carbon impurity using light.
Quantifying crystal semiconductor efficiency
06 September, 2019Scientists have found a new way to detect the efficiency of crystal semiconductors, using a kind of photoluminescence spectroscopy to characterise the semiconductors.
Crystals generated for perovskite solar cells
19 July, 2019Researchers claim to have synthetically generated homogeneous and defect-free crystals, which could be used to fast-track the commercialisation of perovskite solar cells.
Analysing semiconductor crystals with a sphere of light
19 June, 2019The approach improves on current photoluminescence spectroscopy techniques and could lead to energy savings for mass producers, and thus consumers, of power devices.
Faster internet with optical frequency combs
24 April, 2019New Zealand researchers have created a crystal-based device that could enable the next generation of faster, more energy-efficient internet.
Copper nanocrystals may enable smaller devices
14 September, 2018A tiny electrical circuit — made from crystals of copper that are grown and electrically wired at nanoscale — may enable an entirely new design of digital devices.
Heat-conducting crystals could help computer chips stay cool
16 July, 2018Crystals made of boron arsenide have excellent thermal properties that can effectively dissipate the heat generated in electronic devices.
Physicists predict topological insulators with conducting edges
13 June, 2018Higher-order topological insulators are crystalline solids with edges that conduct electric current while the rest of the crystal remains insulating.
Growing 2D crystals for future electronics
14 February, 2018Growing high-quality, crystalline 2D materials at scale has proven a significant challenge for researchers — until now.
