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Detecting 'hidden defects' that degrade semiconductor performance with 1,000X higher sensitivity

Semiconductors are used in devices such as memory chips and solar cells, and within them may exist invisible defects that ...
AlphaGalileo

KAIST detects ‘hidden defects’ that degrade semiconductor performance with 1,000× higher sensitivity

Semiconductors are used in devices such as memory chips and solar cells, and within them may exist invisible defects that ...
EurekAlert!

Defect-tuned layered double hydroxides open new path for clean energy catalysts

Layered double hydroxides (LDHs) are emerging as promising electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER), a key ...
Post-Bulletin

NASA report likely to show no significant electronic defects in Toyota vehicles

LOS ANGELES — An investigation into sudden acceleration in Toyota and Lexus vehicles by the nation's space agency is expected to report today that no significant electronic defects have been found, ...
Los Angeles Times

Toyota probes take a new turn

The potential for electronic defects in Toyota vehicles to cause sudden acceleration came under intensifying scrutiny Tuesday as both federal safety regulators and congressional leaders said they had ...
Nanowerk

The beauty of imperfections: Linking atomic defects to 2D materials' electronic properties

(Nanowerk News) Like any material, atomically thin, 2D semiconductors known as TMDs or transition metal dichalcogenides are not perfect, but their imperfections can actually be a good thing.
Nature

Defect Chemistry and Electronic Structure of Uranium Dioxide

Uranium dioxide, the principal nuclear fuel in many reactors, exhibits complex defect chemistry that directly influences its electronic structure and overall performance. The presence of point defects ...