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Detecting 'hidden defects' that degrade semiconductor performance with 1,000X higher sensitivity

Semiconductors are used in devices such as memory chips and solar cells, and within them may exist invisible defects that ...
AlphaGalileo

KAIST detects ‘hidden defects’ that degrade semiconductor performance with 1,000× higher sensitivity

Semiconductors are used in devices such as memory chips and solar cells, and within them may exist invisible defects that ...
EurekAlert!

Defect-tuned layered double hydroxides open new path for clean energy catalysts

Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) are emerging as promising electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), a key barrier in clean hydrogen production. However, their catalytic performance ...
Nanowerk

The beauty of imperfections: Linking atomic defects to 2D materials' electronic properties

(Nanowerk News) Like any material, atomically thin, 2D semiconductors known as TMDs or transition metal dichalcogenides are not perfect, but their imperfections can actually be a good thing.
Electronic Design

Defeat Defects with Safety Coding Techniques

The modernization of programming languages and the importance of better coding techniques is directly related to the evolution from mechanical computers to modern software-development processes. We ...
Nature

Defect Chemistry and Electronic Structure of Uranium Dioxide

Uranium dioxide, the principal nuclear fuel in many reactors, exhibits complex defect chemistry that directly influences its electronic structure and overall performance. The presence of point defects ...