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ReviewDiscover nano2026

Quantum confinement and hybrid integration in silicon light emitters toward scalable on-chip photonics.

Mohammad Pourmand, Nurul Ellena Abdul Razak, Nur Hidayah Azeman, Mohsen Ahmadipour, Dee Chang Fu, Burhanuddin Yeop Majlis, Hung Wei Yu, Edward Yi Chang, Dilla Duryha Berhanuddin

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Review in Discover nano, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Mohammad PourmandDepartment of Applied Physics and Electronics, Umeå University, 90187, Umeå, Sweden.
Nurul Ellena Abdul RazakInstitute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 43600, Bangi, Malaysia.
Nur Hidayah AzemanInstitute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 43600, Bangi, Malaysia.
Mohsen AhmadipourInstitute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 43600, Bangi, Malaysia.
Dee Chang FuInstitute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 43600, Bangi, Malaysia.
Burhanuddin Yeop MajlisInstitute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 43600, Bangi, Malaysia.
Hung Wei YuDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University, Hsinchu, 30010, Taiwan.
Edward Yi ChangDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University, Hsinchu, 30010, Taiwan.
Dilla Duryha BerhanuddinInstitute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 43600, Bangi, Malaysia. dduryha@ukm.edu.my.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Silicon photonics provides a scalable platform for photonic integrated circuits (PICs) through compatibility with mature complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) processing. However, silicon's indirect bandgap intrinsically limits radiative recombination efficiency, necessitating material and structural strategies to enhance light emission. This review critically evaluates recent progress in silicon based light-emitting devices enabled by quantum confinement and hybrid integration approaches. Low-dimensional architectures including quantum wells (2D), nanowires (1D), and quantum dots (0D) are analysed in terms of emission control, threshold behaviour, thermal stability, and integration maturity. Advances in heterogeneous III-V/Si integration, GeSn group-IV heterostructures, nano-ridge epitaxy, and cavity-enhanced photonic crystal platforms are discussed from a materials and manufacturability perspective. Collectively, these developments reflect a progressive transition from passive silicon photonics toward reproducible, scalable light-generating platforms suitable for coherent and spectrally controlled optical systems.

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Defect engineeringHeterogeneous integrationMonolithic III–V/SiNarrow-linewidth lasersQuantum confinementQuantum dotsQuantum photonicsSilicon photonics

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PMID42599554
PMCPMC13476211

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