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Silicon:Silicon: Dark grey Metalloid.Dark grey Metalloid. 22ndnd Most abundant element on Earth. Most abundant element on Earth. Used to build semiconductors.Used to build semiconductors.

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Discovery of black Discovery of black Silicon:Silicon:

In Harvard on 1999 by In Harvard on 1999 by accident.accident.

Students scraped silicon with Students scraped silicon with laser. It turned black.laser. It turned black.

Wouldn’t let any light out.Wouldn’t let any light out.

Efficient electron emitter in Efficient electron emitter in an electric field.an electric field.

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Applications:Applications: Solar Cells- More effective Solar Cells- More effective

absorption of sun’s energyabsorption of sun’s energy

TV monitors- Ultra thin TV monitors- Ultra thin monitorsmonitors

Satellites- Black silicon field Satellites- Black silicon field emitters to steer small emitters to steer small satellites.satellites.

Telecommunication along Telecommunication along fiber optic cables.fiber optic cables.

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Disadvantages:Disadvantages:

Still in lab phase.Still in lab phase.