This video explains what a diode is and how it controls the direction of current in electronic circuits. Diodes allow current to flow in only one direction, making them essential for rectification, ...

What would happen if you combined the unparalleled efficiency of a superconductor with the flexibility and controllability of a semiconductor? Thanks to a new breakthrough in quantum materials, we may ...

Diodes allow directed flows of current. Without them, modern electronics would be inconceivable. Until now, they had to be made out of two materials with different characteristics. A research team has ...

Diode editors: (left-right) Yanwu Xie, Yishuai Wang and Meng Zhang in their laboratory at Zhejiang University. (Courtesy: Yanwu Xie) Like a two-lane highway with one lane empty and the other clogged ...

How a Virginia Tech research team constructed its novel thermal diode. Test results of the thermal diode. Electrical engineers are obviously very familiar and comfortable with the basic diode, a ...

The basics of bipolar devices are covered, including basic semiconductor physics, [1] the concepts of electron and hole flow in semiconductors, the differences between drift and diffusion flow, ...

What Is A Light-Emitting Diode? A light-emitting diode (LED) is a semiconductor device that emits light when an electric current flows through it. LEDs function by converting electrical current into ...