Size dependent anisotropic strain and optical properties of strained Si nanocrystals

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 9215-9221

  Dhara, Soumen ^a   Giri, P K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

Author keywords

Anisotropic Strain; Photoluminescence; Si Nanocrystals; XRD Line Width

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPIC STRAIN; BLUE SHIFT; COMBINED EFFECT; CONFINEMENT EFFECTS; CONTAMINATION-FREE; CRYSTALLINE NATURE; DISLOCATION DENSITIES; ENHANCED ABSORPTION; HRTEM IMAGES; LATTICE STRAIN; LINE PROFILES; MECHANICAL BALL MILLING; MILLING TIME; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE BANDS; PL EXCITATIONS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SCREW TYPE; SI NANOCRYSTALS; SIZE DEPENDENT; SIZE QUANTIZATION; STOKES SHIFT; STRAIN CHANGE; STRAINED-SI; UV-VIS-NIR ABSORPTION; VISIBLE EMISSIONS; VISIBLE REGION; XRD;

ANISOTROPY; BALL MILLING; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOCRYSTALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SCREW DISLOCATIONS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

SILICON;

EID: 79961197376     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2011.4294     Document Type: Conference Paper

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