Efficient photogeneration of charge carriers in silicon nanowires with a radial doping gradient

Nanotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 31, 2011, Pages

  Murthy, D H K ^a,b   Xu, T ^c   Chen, W H ^d   Houtepen, A J ^a   Savenije, T J ^a   Siebbeles, L D A ^a   Nys, J P ^c   Krzeminski, C ^c   Grandidier, B ^c   Stievenard D ^c   Pareige, P ^d   Jomard, F ^e   Patriarche, G ^f   Lebedev, O I ^g  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DUTCH POLYMER INSTITUTE DPI   (Netherlands)

^c Institut Superieur de l'Electronique et du Numerique   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ ET INSA DE ROUEN   (France)

^e Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^f CNRS   (France)

^g UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE CARRIER GENERATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; DECAY KINETICS; DOPING GRADIENTS; ELECTRODELESS; INTERNAL ELECTRIC FIELDS; PHOTOCONDUCTANCE; PHOTOGENERATION; SI NANOWIRE; SILICON NANOWIRES; TIME-RESOLVED MICROWAVE CONDUCTIVITIES; VAPOR-LIQUID-SOLID MECHANISM;

CARRIER LIFETIME; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC WIRE; NANOWIRES; PHOTOEXCITATION;

CARRIER MOBILITY;

EID: 79960804402     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/22/31/315710     Document Type: Article

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