Quantum computers, systems that process information leveraging quantum mechanical effects, have the potential of ...

Applications of energy band models for semiconductors. Carrier statistics and transport. Diodes, bipolar and field-effect transistors. Integrated circuits. Heterojunction devices. COURSE GOALS: The ...

Introduction to Solid State Engineering. Crystalline state of matter. Quantum phenomena, quantum mechanics. Electrons in atoms, atoms in crystals, electrons in crystals. Energy band structures.

A collaborative research team from the Institute of Solid State Physics, the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the ...

In the ceaseless pursuit of energy-efficient computing, new devices designed at UC Santa Barbara show promise for enhancements in information processing and data storage. Researchers in the lab of ...

This article was produced in partnership with the author by Scientific American Custom Media, a commercial division separate from the magazine’s board of editors. The temperature dependence of the ...

A hidden barrier inside solid-state batteries may be quietly slowing down the next generation of safer, more powerful energy ...

A team led by Yale University researchers has created the first rudimentary solid-state quantum processor, taking another step toward the ultimate dream of building a quantum computer. They also used ...

From the macroscopic to the microscopic physical properties of the world around us, condensed-matter and materials-science research have a huge impact on daily life. And yet, as James Kakalios ...

Solid-state clock Illustration of how thorium atoms are vaporized (bottom) and then deposited in a thin film on the substrate’s surface (middle). This film could form the basis for a nuclear clock ...