Thursday, November 20, 2008

Black Silicon- The Facts


The procedure of discovering black silicon was done by shining a forceful laser on a silicon wafer.   The difference between regular silicon and black silicon is black silicon is clothed with a lot of ultra- tiny spikes.  Black silicon is now one of the most sensitive materials to light.  It is more cost effective than normal silicon and takes in about double the amount of light that normal silicon takes in.  It also is much better at detecting light than normal silicon.  In the future, black silicon will be used in night vision systems and digital cameras.   






2 comments:

  1. Hi my name is Stuart and i think this is really cool!!!!!!!!!!! I had no idea there were different types of silicon, who knew it could be used in cameras!!

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  2. wt up elam?? i did not know that is the most sensitive to light..

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