BAND EDGE
What Is the Band Edge?
The band edge is where a semiconductor stops being transparent and starts being alive — the energy boundary that sets what light a material can absorb, emit, and turn into an exciton.
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Excitonic Computing 101: Why Compute With Light-Matter Hybrids?
Excitons blend the speed of photons with the interactability of matter. That combination is why researchers are exploring them as a basis for a new kind of computing hardware.