New Deposition Technique Puts the Heat on Silicon
November 17, 2017
November 17, 2017
TROY, N.Y., Nov. 17 -- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute issued the following news:
In the early history of electronic devices, germanium, a more efficient elemental semiconductor than silicon, was the material of choice. Ultimately, the high cost of developing germanium crystals eclipsed its efficiency, and silicon captured the field. But new research establishing an economical method for growing crystalline thin-film germanium - using a process known as van der Waals epitaxy -- cha . . .
In the early history of electronic devices, germanium, a more efficient elemental semiconductor than silicon, was the material of choice. Ultimately, the high cost of developing germanium crystals eclipsed its efficiency, and silicon captured the field. But new research establishing an economical method for growing crystalline thin-film germanium - using a process known as van der Waals epitaxy -- cha . . .