A theoretical study of light emission from nanoscale silicon

Journal of Electronic Materials

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 269-285

  Hill, Nicola A ^a   Whaley, K Birgitta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Light emission; Photoluminescence; Porous Si; Si nanostructures

Indexed keywords

EID: 1942525429     PISSN: 03615235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02666256     Document Type: Article

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