Physical Review Letters · 1967 · 74 citations · 7 references
Natural SciencesMaterials SciencePhysicsCrystal StructureElectronic MaterialsOpticsLaser PhysicsOptical Properties Of SemiconductorsOptical Properties Of SolidsSilicon MaterialsCrystalline SiliconSilicon Optical PropertiesSilicon PhysicsSingle-crystal SiliconVolume-effect Relationships
Volume contraction of a silicon crystal under intense illumination by laser light has been observed and an explanation of the phenomenon in terms of an electronic effect is proposed.Received 5 May 1967DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.18.1058©1967 American Physical Society
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