When a semiconductor is embedded inside a microcavity, infrared photons have been shown to bind electrons and holes together as excitons. This result opens the door for quantum material engineering based on light–matter interactions.
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Parish, M.M. Excitons in a new light. Nat. Phys. 17, 16–17 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-020-1004-8
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