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Crystallization of silicon ideas

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The more desirable form of silicon for use in display screens is also the more expensive to manufacture. Understanding how crystalline silicon forms could be a key to cheaper communications devices.

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Robertson, J. Crystallization of silicon ideas. Nature 418, 30–31 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/418030a

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