Ballistic electrons are among the most fascinating phenomena in modern quantum materials. Unlike ordinary electrons, they do ...

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Design transforms heat into electrical energy via thermionic electron emission.

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Scientists have long sought to make semiconductors—vital components in computer chips and solar cells—that are also ...

Using state-of-the-art density functional theory (DFT) simulations, they showed that when a single layer of the semiconductor ...

In any multi-die assembly, stacking two or more active dies results in thermal stress. Heat dissipated from a lower die faces ...