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Nature Nanotechnology (13 June 2008) | doi:10.1038/nnano.2008.187

Nanophotonics: Silicon in a new light

Adarsh Sandhu

Silicon nanoparticles and related composites could play an important role in future silicon-based photonic devices. However, there is still only a limited understanding of their physical properties on the nanoscale.