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Birch breakthrough: Umeå University project converts leaves into semiconductor material

Birch breakthrough: Umeå University project converts leaves into semiconductor material

December 4, 2023 |

A collaboration between researchers from Sweden, Denmark and China has successfully converted birch leaves into carbon quantum dots suitable for use in semiconductors. The team, led by researchers at Umeå University, also produced a prototype semiconductor using the material. The dots were found to be a suitable replacement for semiconductor materials that require extensive mining […]

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