Light absorption enhancement in closely packed Ge quantum dots

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 102, Issue 19, 2013, Pages

  Mirabella, S ^a   Cosentino, S ^a   Failla, M ^a   Miritello, M ^a   Nicotra, G ^b   Simone, F ^a   Spinella, C ^b   Franzo G ^a   Terrasi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION ENHANCEMENT; ABSORPTION PROBABILITIES; BARRIER LAYERS; ELECTRONIC COUPLING; GE QUANTUM DOT; LIGHT ABSORPTION EFFICIENCY; LIGHT-HARVESTING; OPTICAL BAND GAP ENERGY;

LIGHT ABSORPTION; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

GERMANIUM;

EID: 84877979646     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4805356     Document Type: Article

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