Researchers devise new ways to engineer carbon nanotube semiconductors for electronics of the future

https://phys.org/news/2024-03-ways-carbon-based-semiconductors-electronics.html

"potential replacements for silicon... polymers spiral around nanotube changes from conductor to semiconductor, reverses if unwrapped... different polymers engineer new types of semiconducting nanotubes... conduct electricity when struck by light of certain low-energy wavelengths that are common but invisible... nanotubes detecting heat released as IR revealing objects hidden in shadow... broader PV range, new forms of computing and data storage using electron spins in addition to their charge for information"

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