Scientists have shown how to control the characteristics of semiconductor nanowires made of a promising material: lead selenide. The advancements of our electronic age rests on our ability to control ...

The Integrated Detector Assembly (IDA) lead selenide and lead sulfide high-sensitivity infrared detectors integrate their relevant electronics within a compact, hermetically sealed TO-8 package.

Lead selenide is a semiconductor material that forms cubic crystals similar to the structure of NaCl . It performs efficiently at low temperatures, without the need for cooling. It naturally occurs in ...

Scientists demonstrate the artificial control of crystal structure dimensionality to switch electronic conductivity in three orders of magnitude. The scientist succeeded to induce the direct phase ...

One frustration of solar energy is that although it’s free, clean, and inexhaustible, it’s a major challenge to harvest efficiently. Consider what happens when photons of sunlight hit a solar cell: ...

A dislocation running through the trunk of a nanowire offers a new twist to the growth of chiral branched nanostructures, producing beautiful tree-like structures in the process. The central trunks of ...

Thermoelectric devices, which convert heat to electricity, may find broader use now that researchers have found a way to make a recently identified cheap thermoelectric material practical enough for ...

The MIRA4, a four-color lead selenide (PbSe) sensor, boasts an industry-leading sensitivity of 1.5E10 Jones in the detection of up to four distinct gases in the 1 to 5.5 µm infrared region. Available ...

Bismuth chalcogenides and lead telluride/selenide alloys exhibit exceptional thermoelectric properties that could be harnessed for power generation and device applications. Since phonons play a ...

PHILADELPHIA — The advancements of our electronic age rests on our ability to control how electric charge moves, from point A to point B, through circuitry. Doing so requires particular precision, for ...