VISIBLE PHOTOLUMINESCENCE FROM OXIDIZED SI NANOMETER-SIZED SPHERES - EXCITON CONFINEMENT ON A SPHERICAL-SHELL

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作者
KANEMITSU, Y [1 ]
OGAWA, T [1 ]
SHIRAISHI, K [1 ]
TAKEDA, K [1 ]
机构
[1] NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TEL PUBL CORP, BASIC RES LABS, MUSASHINO, TOKYO 180, JAPAN
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1993年 / 48卷 / 07期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.48.4883
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
We report strong visible photoluminescence (PL) at room temperature from oxidized Si nanometer-sized spheres with a spherical crystalline Si (c-Si) core and an amorphous SiO2 (a-SiO2) surface layer. The peak energy of the broad PL spectrum is about 1.65 eV, which is independent of the core diameter. We propose a model in which excitons are confined on a spherical shell, an interfacial layer between the c-Si core and the a-SiO2 surface layer, and in which the exciton confinement enhances the oscillator strength and the PL intensity.
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页码:4883 / 4886
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