Sentences with phrase «electrons flowed single»

When the device was switched on, electrons flowed single - file through each double quantum dot, causing them to emit photons in the microwave region of the spectrum.

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Natelson's research involves complicated electron flow through single - molecule transistors, as well as organic semiconductors — carbon - based materials that are intended to replace silicon transistors in some electronic devices.

From a carbon nanotube, Dutch researchers have crafted a transistor that toggles on and off with the flow of a single electron.

That's exactly what a group of chemical engineers and biochemists attempted in a new study, embedding single - walled carbon nanotubes — microscopic tubes thinner than a human hair that can also absorb sunlight and convert it to electron flow — in living chloroplasts.

One of them describes the motions of the solar system and the positions of electrons surrounding atoms; another defines how a single wave travels down a canal or traffic flows on a highway.