Silicon nanoscale materials: From theoretical simulations to photonic applications

International Journal of Photoenergy

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Khriachtchev, Leonid ^a   Ossicini, Stefano ^b   Iacona, Fabio ^c   Gourbilleau, Fabrice ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d Direction de la Recherche Fondamentale   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT EMISSION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTONICS;

ELECTRONIC FUNCTIONS; NANOSCALE MATERIAL; OPTICAL FUNCTION; PHOTONIC APPLICATION; PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY; SI PHOTONICS; SILICON NANOCRYSTALS; SILICON TECHNOLOGIES; SINGLE-CHIP; THEORETICAL SIMULATION;

SILICON;

EID: 84862291384     PISSN: 1110662X     EISSN: 1687529X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/872576     Document Type: Review

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