Light Emission from Silicon Nanoparticles and Related Materials

Comprehensive Semiconductor Science and Technology

Volumn 1-6, Issue , 2011, Pages 196-212

  Kanemitsu, Y ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carrier multiplication; Electron hole droplet; Exciton; Exciton localization; Light emitting transistor; Luminescence; Multiexciton; Nanocrystals; Nanoparticle; Nanowell; Nanowires; Quantum confinement; Silicon; Silicon laser; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867809158     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-44-453153-7.00075-4     Document Type: Chapter

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