Semimetals promise more efficient conductivity ... is its compatibility with existing semiconductor technologies, as it can be deposited at just 400°C, a temperature low enough to avoid damaging ...

At absolute zero, semiconductors behave like insulators because no electrons have enough energy to cross the band gap. However, at room temperature or higher, thermal energy excites some electrons ...

Silicon is the best-known semiconductor material ... technique optimised at HZB and determined the temperature-dependent electrical conductivity and thermopower. Electrons in wavelike states ...

Semiconductors are a ... a shorter product life due to the rise in temperature. Therefore, there is a demand for new materials with high thermal conductivity. Silicon carbide (SiC) is attracting ...

Silicon’s performance as a semiconductor ... conductivity should be some 10 times higher than silicon’s, stemming from its unique chemical bonding properties. Theorists also predicted simultaneously ...

thin-film electrode is known for high-temperature stability, oxidation resistance and excellent semiconductor behavior. Nevertheless, structural damage leading to the failure of conductivity at ...