Nanostructured alloys light the way to silicon-based photonics
Fontcuberta i Morral, Anna
2020

Abstract

Silicon used for electronics has a cubic crystal lattice, which makes the material unsuitable for photonics applications. A method for producing germanium and silicon-germanium alloys that have hexagonal lattices offers a solution.

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Title Nanostructured alloys light the way to silicon-based photonics
Author(s) Fontcuberta i Morral, Anna
Published in Nature
Volume 580
Issue 7802
Pages 188-189
Date 2020-04-01
Publisher London, NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
ISSN 0028-0836
1476-4687
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DOI https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-020-00976-8
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Record creation date 2020-04-18