Effective exponent for the size dependence of luminescence in semiconductor nanocrystallites

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作者
Ranjan, V [1 ]
Singh, VA
John, GC
机构
[1] Indian Inst Technol, Dept Phys, Kanpur 208016, Uttar Pradesh, India
[2] Univ Louisville, Dept Phys, Louisville, KY 40292 USA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1998年 / 58卷 / 03期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.58.1158
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
The size (d) dependence of photoluminescence from nanocrystalline semiconductors is examined. The overall luminescence is determined by two distinct physical mechanisms: (i) the variation of the semiconductor gap with size d (typically similar to 1/d(alpha), alpha>1), and (ii) the variation of the oscillator strength f(osc) with size (typically 1/d(beta), 5 less than or equal to beta less than or equal to 6). We present an analytical framework to understand the luminescence line shape based on the above two mechanisms, taking no recourse to computational simulations. We show that the peak energy varies with the mean particle size d(o) as d(o)(-beta) where beta is an effective exponent determined by the disorder in the system. Our results can explain conflicting experimental observations on the luminescence from silicon nanocrystallites. [S0163-1829(98)04623-2].
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