Nanocrystals for silicon-based light-emitting and memory devices

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 46, Issue 15, 2013, Pages

  Ray, S K ^a   Maikap, S ^b   Banerjee, W ^b   Das, S ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE STORAGE DEVICES; ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRONIC AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES; FLOATING GATE MEMORY DEVICES; GROUP-IV SEMICONDUCTORS; NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICES; SILICON PLANAR TECHNOLOGY; ZERO-DIMENSIONAL SYSTEMS;

DATA STORAGE EQUIPMENT; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ENERGY GAP; GERMANIUM; INTEGRATION TESTING; LIGHT EMISSION; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; MULTILAYERS; NANOCRYSTALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR GROWTH; VIRTUAL STORAGE;

SILICON;

EID: 84875854769     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/46/15/153001     Document Type: Review

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