A German research team conducted a techno-economic analysis of POLO back-junction (BJ) solar cells in Germany, finding that they can offer significant cost and efficiency advantages over PERC ...

ABSTRACT: Thin-film electronics based on microcrystalline silicon (µc-Si) is today a key platform for flexible and low-temperature applications. In this context, the double-gate architecture provides ...

It’s not easy to transfer arrays of incredibly small, vertical GaN-based microLEDs to another platform. But there is a promising solution: selective-area growth of these emitters on hexagonal boron ...

Amongst the different UWBG materials, gallium oxide is showing increasing promise for future use in high-voltage power electronics. Ultra-wide-bandgap (UWBG) semiconductors have superior intrinsic ...

Abstract: Insulator engineering is required to improve the reliability of amorphous indium gallium zinc oxide (a-IGZO) thin-film transistors (TFTs). Silicon dioxide (SiO2), which is widely used as the ...

Introduction: The mechanical nature of nanoelectromechanical (NEM) switches makes them sluggish yet desirable for ultra-low-power, harsh environment applications. Two- and three-terminal NEM switches ...

Hybrid bonding is becoming the preferred approach to making heterogeneous integration work, as the semiconductor industry shifts its focus from 2D scaling to 3D scaling. By stacking chiplets ...

Scientists in Germany have improved the efficiency of an industrial TOPCon solar cell from 23.8% to 24.1% by using laser-enhanced contact optimization as a post-firing treatment. The new process, ...

From the last several lithography nodes, in the 14 to 10nm range, to the latest nodes, in the 7 to 5nm range, the requirements for patterning and image transfer materials have increased dramatically.

Queen's Advanced Micro- Engineering Centre (QAMEC) is a centre of excellence for research and development employing silicon MEMS microsystems technology for a variety of current and emerging sensor ...