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A Trick of Light: UC Irvine researchers turn Silicon into Direct Bandgap Semiconductor

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UC Irvine’s Ara Apkarian, Distinguished Professor emeritus of chemistry; Dmitry Fishman, adjunct professor of chemistry; and Eric Potma, professor of chemistry, (from left) brought together decades of knowledge and experience on a project that resulted in the discovery of a new way light can interact with matter, specifically indirect semiconductors, like silicon, an important building block in computers, electronics and solar power systems. Their work will help to greatly improve the power, efficiency and usability of the second-most abundant element in Earth’s crust. UC Irvine

Discovery enables manufacturing of ultrathin solar panels, advanced optoelectronics

By creating a new way for light and matter to interact, researchers at the University of California, Irvine have enable...

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