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<H1>Creation of a high-performance 'metal-insulator-metal' diode could change
modern electronics</H1>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Researchers at Oregon State University have solved a quest
in fundamental material science that has eluded scientists since the 1960s, and
could form the basis of a new approach to electronics</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>The discovery, just reported online in the professional
journal <EM>Advanced Materials</EM>, outlines the creation for the first time of
a high-performance "metal-insulator-metal" diode. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>"Researchers have been trying to do this for decades, until
now without success," said Douglas Keszler, a distinguished professor of
chemistry at OSU and one of the nation's leading material science researchers.
"Diodes made previously with other approaches always had poor yield and
performance".</FONT></P>
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face=Tahoma>http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=18741.php</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Fonte:<STRONG>Rob, K0RAR</STRONG> </FONT></P></BODY></HTML>