The niobium phosphide films made by Khan and his colleagues are the first examples of non-crystalline materials that become better conductors as they get thinner. "It has been thought that if we ...

Other materials can also conduct electricity ... Although most non-metals are poor conductors, graphite is an example of a non-metal which is a good electrical conductor. The centre of most ...

Present methods of producing hydrogen, for example steam methane reforming ... systems that require good proton conductors. But most inorganic materials that conduct protons can only operate ...