Guwahati, Feb. 5 -- Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, in collaboration with IIT Mandi and the Institute of Sensor and Actuator Systems, Technical University Wien, have developed a cost-effective method to grow a special semiconductor, said IIT Guwahati.

The research was led by Dr Ankush Bag, Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering and Centre for Nanotechnology.

According to IIT Guwahati, this semiconductor has the potential to significantly enhance the efficiency of power electronics used in high-power applications such as electric vehicles, high-voltage transmission, traction, and industry automation, among others.

This innovation is expected to be used widely because it ma...