Highly efficient and stable photoluminescence from silicon nanowires coated with SiC

被引:53
作者
Zhou, XT [1 ]
Zhang, RQ [1 ]
Peng, HY [1 ]
Shang, NG [1 ]
Wang, N [1 ]
Bello, I [1 ]
Lee, CS [1 ]
Lee, ST [1 ]
机构
[1] City Univ Hong Kong, COSDAF, Dept Phys & Mat Sci, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
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10.1016/S0009-2614(00)01145-3
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A reaction of silicon nanowires (SiNW) with methane and hydrogen has been performed to produce a thin coating layer of cubic silicon carbide (beta -SIC) using an ion beam deposition technique. High resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) showed that silicon oxide shells originally cladding the as-grown SiNW were removed and replaced by a thin layer of nano-sized crystals of beta -SiC. This has led to stable photoluminescence (PL) observed from the SiC-coated SiNW with high efficiency almost tripled as compared with that before SiC coating. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:215 / 218
页数:4
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