A model of size-dependent photoluminescence in amorphous silicon nanostructures: Comparison with observations of porous silicon

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 68, Issue 13, 1996, Pages 1814-1816

  Estes, M J ^a   Moddel, G ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIERS; ELECTRON TUNNELING; ELECTRONIC DENSITY OF STATES; ENERGY GAP; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; POROUS SILICON; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

EMISSION ENERGY; HYDROGENATED AMORPHOUS SILICON; LINEWIDTHS; LUMINESCENCE INTENSITY; QUANTUM CONFINEMENT; RADIATIVE RECOMBINATION;

AMORPHOUS SILICON;

EID: 0030104790     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.116022     Document Type: Review

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