Formation of photoluminescent germanium nanostructures by femtosecond laser processing on bulk germanium: Role of ambient gases

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 4908-4914

  Seo, M A ^a   Kim, D S ^a   Kim, H S ^b   Choi, D S ^b   Jeoung, S C ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GERMANIUM; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; RAMAN SCATTERING;

FEMTOSECOND LASERS; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSTRUCTURES;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33744545307     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.004908     Document Type: Article

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