Self-heating of silicon microwires: Crystallization and thermoelectric effects

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1061-1071

  Bakan, Gokhan ^a   Khan, Niaz ^a   Cywar, Adam ^a   Cil, Kadir ^a   Akbulut, Mustafa ^a   Gokirmak, Ali ^a   Silva, Helena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystal growth; Si; Thermoelectricity

Indexed keywords

BIAS CONDITIONS; CURRENT VOLTAGE; CURRENT-INDUCED CRYSTALLIZATION; DIRECT CURRENT; EMISSION PROFILE; HIGH CURRENT DENSITIES; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MATERIAL PARAMETER; MICRO WIRE; OPTIMUM GEOMETRY; P-TYPE; RESOLIDIFICATION; SELF-HEATING; SIMULATED PROFILE; VOLTAGE PULSE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; LIGHT EMISSION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NANOCRYSTALLINE SILICON; WIRE;

HEATING;

EID: 79959474531     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2011.32     Document Type: Article

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