New materials could replace costly gold in electrical applications
Thursday, October 14, 2010 - 09:31
in Physics & Chemistry
Researchers have modeled and developed new classes of materials with contact properties near those of pure gold. With the price of gold currently hovering around $1,340 per ounce, manufacturers across the globe are scrambling for alternatives to the costly noble metals that are widely used in electronic applications, including gold, platinum, rhodium, palladium and silver.