Strong size-dependent characteristics of carrier injection in quantum-confined silicon nanocrystals

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 95, Issue 24, 2009, Pages

  Cho, Chang Hee ^a   Kim, Sang Kyun ^a   Kim, Baek Hyun ^a   Park, Seong Ju ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER INJECTION; INJECTED CARRIERS; NON-RESONANT TUNNELING; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; QUANTUM SIZE EFFECTS; SILICON NANOCRYSTALS; SILICON NITRIDE FILM; TUNNELING TIME;

SILICON NITRIDE;

NANOCRYSTALS;

EID: 77956167703     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3273861     Document Type: Article

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