BEST SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL EVER FOUND?

 Talking about semiconductors the first and most widely used semiconductor that comes to our mind is silicon, but is silicon the best semiconductor?

A team of researchers has discovered what the Massachusetts Institute of Technology calls the “best semiconductor material ever found,” even better than silicon, the material used in just about every computer chip on earth


Let's know a little about semiconductors. A semiconductor is a solid substance that has a conductivity between that of an insulator and that of most metals, either due to the addition of an impurity or because of temperature effects.


Silicon is one of the most abundant elements on Earth, and in its pure form, the material has become the foundation of much of modern technology, from solar cells to computer chips. But silicon’s properties as a semiconductor are far from ideal.


For a thought, is there any other Semiconductor that is better than Silicon? Well, a recent study done by an MIT professor has proved that cubic boron arsenide performs better than silicon at conducting heat and electricity this discovery has a lot of potential and might replace the use of silicon as a semiconductor. Although silicon lets electrons whizz through its structure easily, it is much less accommodating to “holes”—electrons’ positively charged counterparts—and harnessing both is important for some kinds of chips. Furthermore, silicon is not very good at conducting heat, which is why overheating issues and expensive cooling systems are common in computers. Cubic Boron arsenide overcomes these limitations.




More work will be needed to determine whether cubic boron arsenide can be made in a practical, economical form, much less replace the ubiquitous silicon. But even in the near future, the material could find some uses where its unique properties would make a significant difference, the researchers say.


All-in-all we know for a fact that in the future computers are going to get exponentially efficient and fast! Also due to the upcoming EV industry, there will be a great increase in semiconductors. Adding to it due to lesser silicon ores in India it will be a potential replacement.



 


Reference


https://www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1126/science.aat8982


https://meche.mit.edu/news-media/best-semiconductor-them-all


https://www.greencarcongress.com/2022/07/20220724-mit.html


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