Defect-induced photoluminescence from tetraethylorthosilicate thin films containing mechanically milled silicon nanocrystals

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2005, Pages

  Lau, H W ^a   Tan, O K ^a   Liu, Y ^a   Ng, C Y ^a   Chen, T P ^a   Pita, K ^a   Lu, D ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND GAP; MILLED SILICON NANOCRYSTALS; STIRRING; TETRAETHYLORTHOSILICATE;

CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; MILLING (MACHINING); NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OXIDATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SILICATES; SILICON; STRAIN;

THIN FILMS;

EID: 20944438819     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1899244     Document Type: Article

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