A hybrid photonic crystal made from an inverse crystalline silicon opal doped with germanium nanocrystals has been created by scientists in Japan and Canada. This is the first demonstration of ncGe doped into the photonic lattice of i-cSi-o.
The team behind the research say the synergistic effects of i-ncGe-cSi-o materials could find use of in optoelectronic and photovoltaic applications.
Interested to know more? Read the full article for free until 30th November: Makoto Seino, Eric J. Henderson, Daniel P. Puzzo, Naoki Kadota and Geoffrey A. Ozin, J. Mater. Chem., 2011, 21, 15895-15898
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