Ithimba elenziwe ososayensi nabaphenyi abavela ku UC San Diego vele wakhe lokho okukhokhiswe ngokoqobo njenge idivayisi yokuqala ye-microelectronics laser elawulwa ngaphandle kwama-semiconductors. Ngokusebenza kwayo, njengoba sekuveziwe, ukusetshenziswa kwenziwa ngama-electron wamahhala, njengamashubhu we-vacuum.
Kuyavunywa, ama-semiconductors asuselwa ku-silicon nezinye izinto kuze kube manje zisisize ukulinganisa izigidigidi zama-transistor kumasentimitha ambalwa wesikwele. Noma kunjalo ngalesi sikhathi, lezi zinhlobo zezinto zokwakha ziletha izinkinga ezithileNjengoba kungenzeka ukuthi ijubane lama-electron lilinganiselwe ukumelana nezinto ezisetshenziswayo ngenkathi, futhi, kudingeka umfutho omkhulu wamandla ukuzenza zigeleze kulokho okubizwa ngokuthi «ibhande igebe«, Okudalwa yizinto zokuvikela ama-semiconductors njenge-silicon.
Ngenxa yalezi zinkinga, ezinye izinhlobo zezixazululo bezilokhu zisebenza, njenge amashubhu angenalutho ngoba lezi azinazo lezi zinkinga ngoba ziyakwazi ukukhipha ama-electron amahhala ukuthwala umsinga esikhaleni. Yize kungabonakala njengesisombululo, kuze kube manje ukuthola ama-electron wamahhala ngosayizi abancane kakhulu, njenge nanoscale, kuyinkinga kakhulu ngoba izintambo eziphakeme kakhulu, cishe ama-volts ayi-100, amazinga okushisa aphezulu noma i-laser enamandla kuyadingeka ukuzikhulula.
Okwamanje kuyadingeka ukuthi kufundwe ukuthi la madivayisi angakalwa ngezinga elingakanani nokuziphatha kwawo ngaphambi kokuba afinyelele emakethe.
Ngenxa yezifundo nomsebenzi waleli qembu le-UC San Diego, lezi zinkinga zixazululwe nge- i-nanostructure esesimweni se- «amakhowe»Yenziwe ngegolide. Ngokuhlanganisa inani eliphansi kakhulu lamandla kagesi ne-laser enamandla amancane, bakwazile ukukhipha ama-electron ensimbi eyigugu. Umphumela waba ukukhuphuka okuphindwe kayishumi kokuqhuba, okwanele ukukwazi ukwenza amazwe okuvula nokucisha, okwenza kube uhlobo lwenkinobho yokukhanya.
Okwamanje, lokhu kuziphendukela kwemvelo kumane nje kuyisifundo se-laboratory, yize iqembu limemezele ukuthi abafuni nje kuphela ukuthekelisa lobu buchwepheshe ku-elekthronikhi, kepha futhi kungabalulekile ekwakhiweni kwezicelo ze-photovoltaic, ezemvelo ngisho nezikhali. Uma leli gama lokugcina likumangalisile, ikakhulukazi kusuka kusosayensi, kufanele ukuqonde lokho lezi zifundo zixhaswe yi-DARPA.