Direct generation of multiple excitons in adjacent silicon nanocrystals revealed by induced absorption

Nature Photonics

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 316-321

  Trinh, M Tuan ^a   Limpens, Rens ^a   De Boer, Wieteke D A M ^a   Schins, Juleon M ^b   Siebbeles, Laurens D A ^b   Gregorkiewicz, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84860506177     PISSN: 17494885     EISSN: 17494893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nphoton.2012.36     Document Type: Article

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