Abstract:Squeezing light out of silicon in an efficient way seems to be the missing link in prospective light‐based on‐chip communication. Therefore, the generation of hot carriers has shown promising results to cope with the inefficient light emission nature of indirect semiconductors. In the scope of their article, Sebastian Glassner et al. (pp. http://doi.wiley.com/10.1002/pssa.201600370) reported on the electroluminescent properties of NiSi2/silicon/ NiSi2 nanowire heterostructures. The heterostructures' ability to… Show more
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