Room temperature visible photoluminescence of silicon nanocrystallites embedded in amorphous silicon carbide matrix

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Coscia, U ^a   Ambrosone, G ^b   Basa, D K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b INFM   (Italy)

^c UTKAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICON; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; OPTICAL BAND GAPS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; SILICON CARBIDE; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AMORPHOUS SILICON CARBIDE MATRIX; DARK CONDUCTIVITY;

NANOCRYSTALLITES;

EID: 41549166940     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2844477     Document Type: Article

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