Buckyballs and diamondoids join forces in tiny electronic gadget

Buckyballs and diamondoids join forces in tiny electronic gadget
Menlo Park CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2014 - Scientists have married two unconventional forms of carbon - one shaped like a soccer ball, the other a tiny diamond - to make a molecule that conducts electricity in only one direction. This tiny electronic component, known as a rectifier, could play a key role in shrinking chip components down to the size of molecules to enable faster, more powerful devices. "We wanted to see what new, e ... more

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