Confinement effects on phosphorus donors embedded in silicon nanocrystals

被引:2
作者
Pawlak, BJ [1 ]
Gregorkiewicz, T [1 ]
Ammerlaan, CAJ [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Amsterdam, Waals Zeeman Inst, NL-1018 XE Amsterdam, Netherlands
关键词
silicon nanocrystals; electron paramagnetic resonance; quantum confinement;
D O I
10.1016/S0921-4526(99)00559-1
中图分类号
O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号
070205 ;
摘要
Magnetic resonance of shallow donor center phosphorus is used to track size-related changes of energy band structure in silicon powders. Small conduction band upshifts of several meV are determined for nanocrystals of approximately d = 100 nm diameter and smaller. These are interpreted as the onset of the quantum confinement-induced variations of silicon band structure. The conduction band upshift is experimentally found to follow the 1/d(1.2) dependence in the investigated size range. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:938 / 943
页数:6
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