Berkeley Lab researchers and their colleagues demonstrate unique new materials for innovative electronic and magnetic applications

Solar cells, light emitting diodes, displays and other electronic devices could get a bump in performance because of a discovery at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory that establishes new boundaries for controlling band gaps.

'Quantum coaxial cable' nanostructure efficiently harvests visible wavelength light using stable, high bandgap semiconductors.

Smaller and more energy-efficient electronic chips could be made using molybdenite, a material developed in Switzerland.

Solar cells are made from semiconductors whose ability to respond to light is determined by their band gaps (energy gaps).