Quantum confinement regime in silicon nanocrystals

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作者
Derr, Julien [1 ]
Dunn, Kerry [1 ]
Riabinina, Daria [1 ]
Martin, Francois [1 ]
Chaker, Mohamed [1 ]
Rosei, Federico [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Quebec, INRS EMT, Varennes, PQ J3X 1S2, Canada
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基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词
Silicon quantum dots; Optical properties; Quantum confinement; Time-resolved photoluminescence; SI NANOCRYSTALS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; LUMINESCENCE; DEPENDENCE; ABSORPTION; EMISSION; DYNAMICS; LIGHT; DECAY;
D O I
10.1016/j.physe.2008.11.008
中图分类号
TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
We study the origin of photoluminescence (PL) in Si nanocrystals embedded in a silicon-rich SiO2 matrix. PL properties as a function of time and temperature were investigated for nanocrystal diameters (d) ranging from about 1.5 to 4 nm. All our observations (logarithmic evolution of the timescale as a function of energy, gap associated temperature shift of the PL energy, and logarithmic evolution of size as a function of confinement energy) indicates that PL occurring in small nanocrystals (d<4 nm) originates from quantum confinement. (c) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:668 / 670
页数:3
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