Mechanisms for photoluminescence from nanoscale silicon/silicon oxide systems

Hongwai Yu Haomibo Xuebao/Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 165-173

  Qin, Guo Gang ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Luminescence; Nanoscale silicon silicon oxide system; Photoluminescence mechanism

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OXIDES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; POROUS SILICON; QUANTUM THEORY;

ANNEALING TEMPERATURE; NANOSCALE SILICON/SILICON OXIDE SYSTEM; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE MECHANISM; QUANTUM CONFINEMENT LUMINESCENCE CENTER;

SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS;

EID: 23444457447     PISSN: 10019014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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