Insulator Becomes Conducting Semiconductor And Could Make Superelastic Silicone Solar Panels
by Brian Wang from NextBigFuture.com on (#6YEAV)
A rule-breaking, colorful silicone that could conduct electricity. Previously only thought to be insulating, a shift in the angle between silicon and oxygen atoms creates a highway for an electrical charge. On a molecular level, silicones are made up of a backbone of alternating silicon and oxygen atoms (Si-O-Si) with organic (carbon-based) groups attached to ...