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Porous silicon
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<p>Porous silicon (abbreviated as "PS" or "pSi") is a form of the chemical element <a href="/facts/Silicon/cgWx0hdr">silicon</a> that has introduced <a href="/facts/Nanoporous/o7Gq86fQ">nanopores</a> in its <a href="/facts/Microstructure/dVGy1kq2">microstructure</a>, rendering a large surface to volume ratio in the order of 500 m2/cm3. </p>