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  • Researchers identify unexpected twist while developing new polymer-based semiconductors

    Nov 14, 2023 8:15 am by Lois YoksoulianInsights
    An optical micrograph showing the chiral liquid crystal phase of a polymer that researchers are exploring to produce highly efficient semiconductor materials. Courtesy Ying Diao

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    • An optical micrograph showing the chiral liquid crystal phase of a polymer that researchers are exploring to produce highly efficient semiconductor materials. Courtesy Ying Diao

    Fresh insight into the development of semiconductor materials that can do things their traditional silicon counterparts cannot – harness the power of chirality, a non-superimposable mirror image