Their individual name is dependent on the number of silicon atoms in the chemical structure.

However the chain of silicon atoms may also be branched at one or more points.

In addition to these isomers, the chain of silicon atoms may form one or more loops.

When light photons hit the silicon atoms, electrons break free, creating a direct current.

A single silicon atom, by comparison, is about one-quarter of a nanometer wide.

What makes this system special is that when put into a magnetic field, the ground state of the silicon atoms splits into two.

The reaction is limited by the number of silicon atoms available.

Like carbon, silicon atoms can form chains, although they are not as stable.

Each pair of blobs is two silicon atoms in a crystal lattice.

Only a particular amount of energy is needed to knock an electron free from the silicon atoms.