Sentences with phrase «inorganic semiconductor»

Rhodes, J. and Weston, C., «A comparison of organic and inorganic semiconductor nanomaterials for integrated - electronics solutions,» Somename Journal Vol.

«The key to this research is the hybrid composite material — combining inorganic semiconductor nanoparticles with organic compounds.

The researchers report in Nano Letters that by combining inorganic semiconductor nanocrystals with organic molecules, they have succeeded in «upconverting» photons in the visible and near - infrared regions of the solar spectrum.

Although much progress has been made in recent years in the development of catalysts devoid of noble metals, photosensitizers still rely, in the main, on molecular compounds containing rare and costly metals, such as ruthenium and iridium, or on inorganic semiconductor materials containing cadmium, a toxic metal.

Most commercial solar cells use inorganic semiconductors to convert sunlight into a steady stream of electrons that can serve as a power source.

Prof Getautis says that the material created at KTU will be used in the construction of future solar cells: almost all solar cells are made from inorganic semiconductors.

«It is important to understand the fundamental processes involved in the molecular electrical doping of organic semiconductors more precisely,» explains Salzmann, continuing: «If we want to successfully employ these kinds of materials in applications, we need to be able to control their electronic properties just as precisely as we customarily do today with inorganic semiconductors.»

This «hybrid» system combines the excellent visible light absorption properties and the great stability of inorganic semiconductors with the efficacy of molecular catalysts.

We have seen piezoelectric transistors incorporated into synthetic skins making them sensitive enough to read fingerprints, other approaches that use multipurpose sensors to detect temperature and humidity in addition to pressure, and others that use pressure - sensitive materials made from inorganic semiconductors to only use a small amounts of power.

«The influence of complete darkness on the mechanical properties of inorganic semiconductors had not previously been investigated,» study coauthor Atsutomo Nakamura says.

Not exact matches

In a series of experiments at MIT, Belcher, working with a team of about 30 students and postdocs, has successfully programmed viruses to incorporate, then grow, a variety of inorganic materials, including nanoscale semiconductors, solar cells, and magnetic storage materials.

However, they, especially n - type semiconducting polymers, currently lag behind inorganic counterparts in the charge carrier mobility — which characterizes how quickly charge carriers (electron) can move inside a semiconductor — and the chemical stability in ambient air.

«These materials are quantum hybrid materials, possessing physical properties of both organic semiconductors and inorganic semiconducting quantum wells.

Most semiconducting optoelectronic devices (OEDs), including photodiodes, solar cells, light emitting diodes (LEDs), and semiconductor lasers, are based on inorganic materials.

Diploma thesis at the Institute of Inorganic Chemical Technology (G. Herzog) on the subject «Thermoelectricity of oxidic semiconductor ceramics ``; diploma exams (04.06.1993) and graduation with distinction as - «Diplom - Ingenieur» (MSc equivalent).

She returned to Spain and joined the Inorganic Chemistry Department of the University of Seville as post-doctoral researcher and continued her research on the application of semiconductor nanoparticles as photocatalysts.

His seminal contribution to the field of inorganic chemistry for renewable energy is molecular engineering of ruthenium sensitizers, which convert solar energy through the use of high surface area nanocrystalline mesoscopic films of oxide semiconductors.