Nanostructured alloys light the way to silicon-based photonics

Anna Fontcuberta i Morral ()

Nature, 2020, vol. 580, issue 7802, 188-189

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.

Keywords: Materials science; Optics and photonics; Condensed-matter physics; Nanoscience and technology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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