Doping silicon nanocrystals with boron and phosphorus

Journal of Nanomaterials

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Pi, Xiaodong ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECENT PROGRESS; SILICON NANOCRYSTALS;

BORON; ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOSPHORUS;

SILICON;

EID: 84867880646     PISSN: 16874110     EISSN: 16874129     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/912903     Document Type: Article

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