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2D materials for silicon photonics

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Integration of 2D semiconductor optoelectronics with silicon photonics opens a new path for on-chip point-to-point optical communications.

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Figure 1: Schematic of a 2D MoTe2 p–n diode coupled to a silicon photonic crystal (PhC) waveguide, working as either a light-emitting diode (LED) or a photodetector.

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