Interconnects and switches relying on excitons — quasiparticles consisting of bound electron–hole pairs — may offer a promising energy-efficient alternative to electrons in wires for future electronic circuitry.
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Baldo, M., Stojanović, V. Excitonic interconnects. Nature Photon 3, 558–560 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2009.178
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