其对材料领域的意义
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.
其组成成分
所有材料 →| 材料 | 其在此处的用途 | 重要性 |
|---|---|---|
| Cobalt 关键 | High-density battery cathode | 定义 |
| Copper 关键 | Boards, coils and wiring | 定义 |
| Graphite 关键 | Battery anode | 定义 |
| Indium 关键 | Transparent touchscreen electrode | 定义 |
| Lithium 关键 | Battery | 定义 |
| Neodymium 关键 | Speaker and haptic magnets | 定义 |
| Silicon 关键 | Every chip | 定义 |
| Tantalum 关键 | Capacitors | 定义 |
| Tin 关键 | Solder | 定义 |
| Gallium 关键 | LED backlighting and RF front end | 重要 |
| Gold | Contacts and bonding | 重要 |
| Europium 关键 | Display phosphors | 至今 |
| Yttrium 关键 | Display phosphors and lasers | 至今 |
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…