The influence of silicon nanoclusters on the optical properties of a-SiN x samples: A theoretical study

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 100, Issue 18, 2012, Pages

  Guerra, Roberto ^a   Ippolito, Mariella ^b   Meloni, Simone ^b,c   Ossicini, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b CASPUR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO CALCULATIONS; RADIATIVE RATES; RADIATIVE RECOMBINATION RATE; SI-N BONDS; SILICON NANOCLUSTERS; THEORETICAL STUDY;

OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SILICON;

SILICON NITRIDE;

EID: 84862551789     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4711017     Document Type: Article

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