UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country researchers have
developed and patented a new source of light emitter based on boron nitride
nanotubes and suitable for developing high-efficiency optoelectronic devices.
Scientists are usually after defect-free nano-structures.
Yet in this case the UPV/EHU researcher Angel Rubio and his collaborators have
put the structural defects in boron nitride nanotubes to maximum use. The
outcome of his research is a new light-emitting source that can easily be
incorporated into current microelectronics technology. The research has also
resulted in a patent.