Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Phosphorus atoms keep nano-wires non-quantum

Phosphorus atoms keep nano-wires non-quantum
A way to shrink micro circuitry smaller than previously thought has been found. Nanometer size wires tend to exhibit quantum mechanical behavior which affects their electrical resistance. Resent experiments have shown that adding phosphorus atoms to the wire prevents this from happening since electrons in the phosphorus move more freely.

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