Integration of germanium on silicon platform has applications in III-V photovoltaics, integrated silicon photonics, high-speed transistors, etc. In this work, we have used laser-induced crystallization (LIC) to obtain ...

Group IV elements such as silicon and germanium are elemental semiconductors and lead to the evolution of modern electronic applications. Synthesis of contamination-free nanoparticles of these materials in bulk quantity ...

Integration of germanium (Ge) on low cost substrates such as silicon and steel open several applications such as low cost III-V photovoltaics, beyond silicon CMOS and optoelectronics applications. However, growth of germanium ...