Special: Semiconductors

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A semiconductor is called semiconductor because it conducts only under specific circumstances. At zero Kelvin - that is far colder than icecold - nothing at all happens.

What happens when it starts conducting is the topic of COMPAMED.de's Special "Semiconductor".

Research at Cornell demonstrates a new type of organic semiconductor device which shows electroluminescence and acts as a photovoltaic cell. The device is the first to use an "ionic junction," which researchers say could lead to improved performance.
- Material: Flexible Organic Semiconductors

A wide range of optical electronic devices, from laser disk players to traffic lights, may be improved in the future thanks to a small piece of semiconductor, about the size of a button, coated with aluminum, gallium, and arsenic (AlGaAs).
- NIST: New Standard for Semiconductor Industry

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