Multi-band silicon quantum dots embedded in an amorphous matrix of silicon carbide

Nanotechnology

Volumn 21, Issue 46, 2010, Pages

  Chang, Geng Rong ^a   Ma, Fei ^a   Ma, Da Yan ^a   Xu, Ke Wei ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATRICES; ANNEALING ATMOSPHERES; ATOM RATIO; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; DIFFERENT SIZES; FORMATION PROCESS; MAGNETRON CO-SPUTTERING PROCESS; MATRIX; MICROSTRUCTURAL PROPERTIES; MULTIBAND; PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE MEASUREMENTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL MECHANISMS; PL SPECTRA; POST ANNEALING; QUANTUM CONFINEMENT EFFECTS; SILICON QUANTUM DOTS;

CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MAGNETRONS; PHOTOELECTRICITY; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SILICON CARBIDE; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

AMORPHOUS SILICON;

EID: 78650112904     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/21/46/465605     Document Type: Article

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