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Re:Single-Molecule Transistors at Room Temperature by hatsunearu on Tuesday August 22, 2017 @07:41PM (#15077279)
>My understanding is that in theory two diodes can provide (at least some of) the functionality of a transistor.

very false. bipolar junction transistors have the structure of two diodes back to back but just because you sandwich two diodes doesn't mean it's automatically a transistor. the middle material has to be lightly doped and must be also very thin, or else it won't "trans" much.

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Re:Single-Molecule Transistors at Room Temperature by brudgers on Tuesday August 22, 2017 @08:05PM (#15077387)
Sorry for not being as clear as I would have liked. I am not sure that current semiconductor approaches are relevant to the work of the lab. The analogy may be that the lab is developing a technical approach that is different from current techniques in a manner similar to the way semiconductors were different from vacuum tube techniques.
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