TIME-RESOLVED DECAY OF THE BLUE EMISSION IN POROUS SILICON

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HARRIS, CI
SYVAJARVI, M
BERGMAN, JP
KORDINA, O
HENRY, A
MONEMAR, B
JANZEN, E
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[1] Department of Physics and Measurement Technology, Linköping University
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10.1063/1.112704
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O59 [应用物理学];
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The technologically interesting blue emission from porous silicon has been studied using time-resolved photoluminescence. In as-etched samples prepared using the standard electrochemical method, the decay time is shown to be extremely fast (tau=0.86 ns). This decay time remains unchanged from room temperature dawn to 77 K. The porous material giving the blue emission is unstable and degrades rapidly under UV photoexcitation. A corresponding increase in red intensity with decreasing blue intensity is observed, demonstrating a correlation between the two types of emission. Under ambient light conditions at room temperature the material is more stable and remains emissive for a number of days. (C) 1994 American Institute of physics.
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