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CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) circuitry dominates the current semiconductor market due to the astonishing power of silicon electronic integration technology. In this chapter starting from the analysis of the electronic and optical properties of silicon, compared to other semiconductors, we present the strategies that have been employed to overcome the physical inability of bulk silicon to emit light effciently.
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Ossicini, S., Pavesi, L., Priolo, F. (2003). Introduction: Fundamental Aspects. In: Light Emitting Silicon for Microphotonics. Springer Tracts in Modern Physics, vol 194. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-44877-8_1
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