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Isotopes for nanoelectronic devices

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Charge carriers have been confined by exploiting the small difference between the bandgap energies of the two naturally occurring stable isotopes of carbon.

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Figure 1: By confining electrons and holes in a thin layer of 12C (blue) sandwiched between layers of 13C, it may be possible to make diamond-based lasers that emit radiation at extreme ultraviolet wavelengths.

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