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Electronic 'crowd behavior' revealed in semiconductors

07-06-2007 · EurekAlert!

Researchers at JILA have used ultrafast lasers to uncover a previously unseen type of collective electronic behavior in semiconductors, findings which may impact the design of new optoelectronic devices.

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