Photoluminescence from B-doped Si nanocrystals

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作者
Fujii, M [1 ]
Hayashi, S [1 ]
Yamamoto, K [1 ]
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[1] Kobe Univ, Fac Engn, Dept Elect & Elect Engn, Kobe, Hyogo 657, Japan
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10.1063/1.367976
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Boron-doped Si nanocrystals as small as 3.5 nm were prepared and their photoluminescence (PL) properties were studied. The PL properties were found to be very sensitive to the B concentration. For the sample without B doping the temperature-dependent shift of the PL peak was almost the same as that of the bulk band gap. As the B concentration increased, the temperature dependence deviated from that of the bulk band gap, and the peak exhibited a low-energy shift as the temperature decreased. The anomalous temperature dependence is considered to be due to the contribution of the PL from excitons bound to the neutral B states. (C) 1998 American Institute of Physics.
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