APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Using chemisorption to design and tailor spin-orbitronics devices ADVANTAGES: Earth-abundant elements oxygen or hydrogen could replace rare noble metals in device applications New possibilities of using chemisorption for spin-orbitronics devices ABSTRACT: Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have discovered large … [Read more...] about A method for inducing the Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI) to stabilize magnetic skyrmions on the surface of ferromagnetic films 2019-140
Semiconductors
Graded Band Gap Perovskite Solar Cell 2016-060
APPLICATIONS: Solar cells ABSTRACT: Alex Zettl and Onur Ergen of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed graded bandgap perovskite photovoltaic cells with good output current and power conversion efficiency by implementing a new cell architecture. GaN was chosen to replace the typical TiO2 electron transport layer to provide a better surface morphology … [Read more...] about Graded Band Gap Perovskite Solar Cell 2016-060
Antiferromagnetic Memory Storage Device from Magnetic Transition Metal Dichalcogenides 2019-114
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Magnetic Memory Storage Semiconductors/Microelectronics ADVANTAGES: Appealing for low-power and low-temperature memory storage applications Points towards use of TMDs at or near room temperature for faster memory storage at lower power consumption ABSTRACT: James Analytis from Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley, and James's … [Read more...] about Antiferromagnetic Memory Storage Device from Magnetic Transition Metal Dichalcogenides 2019-114
Narrow Band Gap Conjugated Polymers 2016-002
ABSTRACT Conjugated organic molecules are playing a pivotal role in the development of a new generation of electronic materials. These materials effectively produce and harvest visible light and find utility in a variety of commercially relevant optoelectronic technologies offering distinct manufacturing paradigms. There is currently considerable interest in expanding … [Read more...] about Narrow Band Gap Conjugated Polymers 2016-002
Mithrene Fabrication 2016-072
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: FRET-based bio detection Optoelectrical devices, e.g., solar cells, electrically pumped plasmonic lasers ADVANTAGES: Preserves monolayer semiconducting characteristics Exhibits tunable optical properties Can be grown at low temperatures Straightforward incorporation of mithrene into devices ABSTRACT: Nathan Hohman of … [Read more...] about Mithrene Fabrication 2016-072