Silicon nanoparticles: Absorption, emission, and the nature of the electronic bandgap

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 101, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Meier, Cedrik ^a   Gondorf, Andreas ^a   Lüttjohann, Stephan ^a   Lorke, Axel ^a   Wiggers, Hartmut ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ENERGY GAP; LIGHT EMISSION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

OSCILLATOR STRENGTH; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE EMISSION; QUANTUM CONFINEMENTS; SILICON NANOPARTICLES;

NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 34249895000     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2720095     Document Type: Article

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