Researchers have discovered a way to tweak tiny needles of diamond in a controlled way to transform their electronic properties, dialing them from insulating, through semiconducting, all the way to highly conductive, or metallic. This can be induced dynamically and reversed at will, with no degradation of the diamond material.
source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/10/201005170845.htm
Tuesday, 6 October 2020
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