Electrical transport and photocurrent mechanisms in silicon nanocrystal multilayers

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Manousiadis, P ^a   Gardelis, S ^a   Nassiopoulou, A G ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLIED VOLTAGES; CARRIER HOPPING; EFFECTIVE CARRIER MOBILITY; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTION; ELECTRICAL TRANSPORT; LOW VOLTAGES; QUARTZ SUBSTRATE; SILICON NANOCRYSTALS; SPACE-CHARGE LIMITED; TEMPERATURE RANGE; THERMAL ACTIVATION; THERMAL OXIDATION; TRAP DENSITY; TRAPPING STATE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL ARRAYS;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ENERGY GAP; MULTILAYERS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; QUARTZ;

PHOTOCURRENTS;

EID: 84873664117     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4789354     Document Type: Article

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