Silicon exhibits metallic luster

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aerotatak

why should silicon exhibit metallic luster when viewed in visible light, yet be transparent when viewed in infrared light?

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Look at the energy range of visible light, and look at the energy range of IR. Now compare those to the band gap of silicon.

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