Boron (2 of 2) (IMAGE)

Rice University

Boron (2 of 2)

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One-dimensional boron, investigated by theoretical physicists at Rice University, could be a unique material that incorporates both a semiconductor (the ribbon portion) and a metallic conductor (the single-atom chain). Because it can transform from one form to the other under stress, the material could form an adjustable Schottky junction.

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Yakobson Research Group/Rice University

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