For diamond to be a viable semiconductor it must be possible to change its conductivity by adding impurities — known as dopants. With the discovery of a new dopant that generates electron conductivity at room temperature, diamond emerges as an electronic-grade material.
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Nebel, C. From gemstone to semiconductor. Nature Mater 2, 431–432 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat935
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