Friday, February 18, 2011

Mineral Shows Electronic Properties

So I found out that there is a mineral called Molybdnite. It's used as a lubricant but is now showing extraordinary electronic characteristics when in two-dimensional strips.Researchers in Switzerland found this out.This minerals is a semiconductor which means it provides discrete energy levels for electrons to jump through—a property known as its bandgap. I think that this might save us energy in many ways hopefully.

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