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m3kw9
on Aug 18, 2020
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Black silicon photodetector breaks the 100% effici...
Another way of saying they can generate more energy from a single photon
SAI_Peregrinus
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No, same (or less) energy, more electrons. Splitting the same energy into more electrons is useful for detectors, since it increases their sensitivity.
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They say more electrons, not more energy.
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