Light momentum turns pure silicon from an indirect to a direct bandgap semiconductor

Send us Fan Mail Light momentum turns pure silicon from an indirect to a direct bandgap semiconductor https://phys.org/news/2024-09-momentum-pure-silicon-indirect-bandgap.html Original Paper https://arxiv.org/pdf/2304.14521 Photon Momentum-Enabled Light Absorption in Bulk Silicon Source: Kharintsev, S. S. et al. Photon momentum enabled light absorption in bulk silicon. Science Advances, 10, eadf5997 (2024). Central Theme: This research demonstrates a novel method to dramatically enhance l...