The silicon clusters, composed of six atoms, were pinned in place by pores in the graphene sheet, allowing the team to directly image the material with a scanning transmission electron microscope.

In a proof-of-principle experiment, researchers have demonstrated that a small group of individual atoms placed very precisely in silicon can act as a quantum simulator, mimicking nature -- in ...

Considering the similarities between carbon and silicon, we wonder why there is no silicon-based life. The answer is surprising and has mostly to do with the size of the atoms.

While the size of silicon transistors in conventional computers shrinks towards the atomic scale, the quantum states of atoms and quantum dots in silicon are being investigated for quantum ...

Market Research, Inc. published a new Report on High Purity Silicon Tetrafluoride Market, taking into consideration new trends, opportunities, risk ...

How many atoms are there in a kilogram of silicon? This number is Avogadro’s constant and working out its value is one of the more important tasks that materials scientists face. Today, a group ...