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Science 6 September 2002:
Vol. 297. no. 5587, pp. 1657 - 1658
DOI: 10.1126/science.1075868
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Perspectives

Also see the archival list of Science's Compass: Enhanced Perspectives

APPLIED PHYSICS:
Enhanced: A Dawn for Carbon Electronics?

Gehan A. J. Amaratunga

Diamond is in many ways the perfect semiconductor material for high power electronic applications. But difficulties with making diamond films with the required purity and structural integrity has prevented widespread application. In his Perspective, Amaratunga highlights the report by Isberg et al., who have overcome these problems. They report the highest electron and hole mobility values in diamond to date.

The author is in the Engineering Department, Cambridge University, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, UK. E-mail: ga{at}eng.cam.ac.uk

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