Почему это важно для материаловедения
Electronics is where materials are used most efficiently and recovered least. Each device holds milligrams of a dozen scarce metals, dispersed so finely that separating them again costs more than mining new ones.
Из чего состоит
Все материалы →| Материал | Что он делает здесь | Значимость |
|---|---|---|
| Cobalt критически важный | High-density battery cathode | Определение |
| Copper критически важный | Boards, coils and wiring | Определение |
| Graphite критически важный | Battery anode | Определение |
| Indium критически важный | Transparent touchscreen electrode | Определение |
| Lithium критически важный | Battery | Определение |
| Neodymium критически важный | Speaker and haptic magnets | Определение |
| Silicon критически важный | Every chip | Определение |
| Tantalum критически важный | Capacitors | Определение |
| Tin критически важный | Solder | Определение |
| Gallium критически важный | LED backlighting and RF front end | Важно |
| Gold | Contacts and bonding | Важно |
| Europium критически важный | Display phosphors | Настоящее время |
| Yttrium критически важный | Display phosphors and lasers | Настоящее время |
Cobalt
A hard, bluish metal that keeps a battery's cathode stable so it does not overheat, and that holds its strength when…
Copper
The reddish metal that carries electricity better than anything except silver, and which humans have been smelting…
Graphite
Pure carbon in soft, slippery sheets — the same stuff as pencil lead — and the material that holds the lithium when a…
Indium
A soft metal whose oxide is both transparent and electrically conductive — the invisible wiring on top of every…
Lithium
A soft, silvery metal so light it floats on water, and the element that lets a rechargeable battery store a lot of…
Neodymium
The rare earth at the heart of the strongest magnet ever made — the kind in headphones, hard drives, wind turbines…