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Wide bandgap semiconductor devices based on silicon carbide may revolutionize electronics

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Growth of high-quality substrates for microelectronic applications is one of the key elements helping drive society toward a more sustainable green economy. Today, silicon plays a central role within the semiconductor industry for microelectronic ...

Apr 28, 2020

Success in specific detection of molecules using deformation of a single graphene sheet

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers developed a test chip using graphene. The chip has a trampoline structure with a narrow gap of 1 micrometer or less formed under a monoatomic graphene film, and can specifically trap a biomarker, a protein included in bodily fluids, on...

Apr 28, 2020

Success in specific detection of molecules using deformation of a single graphene sheet

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers developed a test chip using graphene. The chip has a trampoline structure with a narrow gap of 1 micrometer or less formed under a monoatomic graphene film, and can specifically trap a biomarker, a protein included in bodily fluids, on...

Apr 28, 2020

Novel nanostructure design lends extraordinary strength to a promising battery anode

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers developed a unique nanostructure that limits silicon's expansion while fortifying it with carbon. Their work could inform new electrode material designs for other types of batteries and eventually help increase the energy capacity...

Apr 28, 2020

Novel nanostructure design lends extraordinary strength to a promising battery anode

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers developed a unique nanostructure that limits silicon's expansion while fortifying it with carbon. Their work could inform new electrode material designs for other types of batteries and eventually help increase the energy capacity...

Apr 28, 2020

Porous carbon nanofibers demonstrate exceptional capacitive deionization

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Capacitive deionization (CDI) is energetically favorable to deionize water, but existing methods are limited by their desalination capacities and time-consuming cycles due to insufficient ion-accessible surfaces and slow electron/ion transport. In...

Apr 28, 2020

A leap in using silicon for battery anodes: Novel nanostructure design lends extraordinary strength to a promising storage ingredient

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Scientists have come up with a novel way to use silicon as an energy storage ingredient. They've developed a nanostructure incorporating carbon nanotubes to strengthen the material and modify the way silicon interacts with lithium, a key comp...

Apr 28, 2020

Electronics for High-Altitude Use can Get Smaller and Sturdier with New Nanomaterials

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

As demand for higher-efficiency and smaller electronics grows, so does demand for a new generation of materials that can be printed at ever smaller dimensions. Such materials are critical to national...

Apr 28, 2020

Polymer membranes could benefit from taking a dip

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

A new technique developed by a team including researchers from the US Department of Energy (DOE)'s Argonne National Laboratory makes atomic layer deposition possible on nearly any membrane.

Apr 28, 2020

Hierarchically porous TiO2/rGO with exposed (001) facets for lithium storage capacity

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

In this work, the (001) faceted nanosheet-constructed hierarchically porous TiO2/rGO hybrid architecture shows unprecedented and highly stable lithium storage performance. The DFT calculations evidence that the (001) faceted TiO2 nanosheets enable...

Apr 28, 2020

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