Nanocrystalline silicon for optoelectronic applications

MRS Bulletin

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 33-38

  Tsybeskov, Leonid ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHONONS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON;

INDIRECT BANDGAP; RADIATIVE RECOMBINATION;

OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES;

EID: 0032045715     PISSN: 08837694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/S0883769400030244     Document Type: Article

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