Electronic structure of silicon nanocrystals passivated with nitrogen and chlorine

Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Volumn 114, Issue 29, 2010, Pages 12427-12431

  Martínez, Ana ^a   Alonso, Juan C ^a   Sansores, Luis E ^a   Salcedo, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON ACCEPTOR; ELECTRON DONORS; ELECTRON TRANSFER; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; HOMO-LUMO GAPS; IONIZATION ENERGIES; SILICON NANOCRYSTALS; SILICON NITRIDE FILM; THEORY CALCULATION;

CHLORINE; ELECTRON AFFINITY; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ELECTRONS; NANOCRYSTALS; NITROGEN; SILICON NITRIDE;

PASSIVATION;

EID: 77954907706     PISSN: 19327447     EISSN: 19327455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp102017d     Document Type: Article

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