Can silicon ever be a true direct-bandgap semiconductor? The first observation of a new, short-lived photoluminescence band from silicon nanocrystals offers fresh hope.
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Kovalev, D. Moving into the red. Nature Nanotech 5, 827–828 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2010.244
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