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Silicon is a chemical element with the symbol Si and atomic number 14. It is a hard, brittle crystalline solid with a blue-grey metallic lustre, and it is a tetravalent metalloid and semiconductor. It is the second most abundant element in the Earth’s crust, after oxygen, primarily found in the form of silicon dioxide (quartz) and various silicates (compounds containing silicon, oxygen, and one or more metals). Silicon is crucial in various industries; it is a fundamental component in the manufacture of microelectronics and semiconductors, making it an essential material in the electronics industry for devices like computers, smartphones, and solar cells. Additionally, silicones – polymers that include silicon together with carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and sometimes other elements – are used in a wide range of applications, including lubricants, adhesives, sealants, and insulation. Silicon also plays a vital role in the construction industry, used in the production of glass, concrete, and ceramics.
Defect-filled lead-halide perovskites rival silicon solar cells because domain walls inside the material separate and…
A long-standing chemistry challenge has been solved with the synthesis of a five-atom silicon aromatic…
Princeton engineers extended qubit lifetimes using a new tantalum-silicon design that sharply cuts energy loss.…
Scientists have unlocked a new understanding of mesoporous silicon, a nanostructured version of the well-known…
Researchers from SANKEN (The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research) at Osaka University have discovered…
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a groundbreaking photonic switch that drastically improves…
Researchers are leveraging the established silicon infrastructure to pioneer donor spin qubits for quantum computing.…
A breakthrough in integrated photonics has allowed researchers to harness light manipulation on silicon chips,…
A new method enables precise nanofabrication inside silicon using spatial light modulation and laser pulses,…
A major breakthrough in quantum computing has been achieved with the development of ultra-pure silicon,…
Researchers at the Universities of Melbourne and Manchester have invented a breakthrough technique for manufacturing…
An international research team led by RMIT University has designed and manufactured a virus-killing surface…
Scientists have successfully engineered an enzyme capable of breaking down the stubborn man-made bonds between…
A new model from PPPL researchers explains the production of black silicon using fluorine gas,…
Scientists developed an innovative multilayered design to significantly boost the performance of next-generation solar cells.…
HZB researchers have achieved a record-breaking 32.5% efficiency in tandem solar cells using perovskite and…
HRL Laboratories demonstrated universal control of silicon-based encoded spin qubits, a major step toward commercial…