NTNU researchers have patented and are commercializing GaAs
nanowires grown on graphene, a hybrid material with competitive properties.
Semiconductors grown on graphene are expected to become the basis for new types
of device systems, and could fundamentally change the semiconductor industry.
The technology underpinning their approach has recently been described in a
publication in the American research journal Nano Letters.
The new patented hybrid material offers excellent
optoelectronic properties, says Professor Helge Weman, a professor at NTNU's
Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, and CTO and co-founder of the
company created to commercialize the research, CrayoNano AS. "We have
managed to combine low cost, transparency and flexibility in our new
electrode," he adds.