Interface structure of silicon nanocrystals embedded in an amorphous silica matrix

Solid State Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 163-171

  Soulairol, Romain ^a,b   Cleri, Fabrizio ^a  

^a INSTITUT D ELECTRONIQUE   (France)

^b CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Amorphous silica; Molecular dynamics; Quantum dot; Silicon

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS SILICA; AMORPHOUS SILICA MATRIX; ATOM-ATOM INTERACTION; ATOMIC STRUCTURE; BULK SILICON; DIFFUSIVITIES; INTERFACE BONDING; INTERFACE STRUCTURES; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; NANOCRYSTAL SIZES; QUANTUM DOT; SI NANOCRYSTAL; SI-O-SI BOND; SILICA MATRIX; SILICON NANOCRYSTALS; SPHERICAL STRUCTURES; SURFACE LAYERS; VIBRATIONAL FREQUENCIES;

ATOMS; CHARGE TRANSFER; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; ION EXCHANGE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOCRYSTALS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SILICA; SILICON OXIDES; STRESSES;

AMORPHOUS SILICON;

EID: 74849095801     PISSN: 12932558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solidstatesciences.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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