ARCH - Study Suggests Coal Could Find New Uses in Semiconductors

Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) have found that coal may have applications in the electronics industry. NETL researchers have discovered a way of using coal in the semiconductor supply chain that could open the door to an era of 2D materials semiconductors. The research team created ultrathin insulating films using coal that have shown significant potential as an insulating material for 2D semiconductors.

Silicon semiconductors have been used to build transistors for electronic devices for well over half a century. As the world’s demand for...

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