Fontcuberta i Morral, Anna2020-04-182020-04-182020-04-182020-04-0110.1038/d41586-020-00976-8https://infoscience.epfl.ch/handle/20.500.14299/168248WOS:000524899300006Silicon 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.Multidisciplinary SciencesScience & Technology - Other Topicsmaterials scienceoptics and photonicscondensed-matter physicsnanoscience and technologystepNanostructured alloys light the way to silicon-based photonicstext::journal::journal article::research article