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Photoluminescence Quantum Yields from Crystalline and Amorphous Silicon Nanoparticles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2011

Rebecca Anthony
Affiliation:
[email protected], University of Minnesota, Mechanical Engineering, 111 Church St. SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, United States
Uwe Kortshagen
Affiliation:
[email protected], University of Minnesota, Mechanical Engineering, 111 Church St. SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, United States
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Abstract

The optical properties of amorphous and crystalline silicon nanoparticles are studied. By tuning the power of the non-thermal plasma reactor, the structure of the particles is adjusted from amorphous to crystalline nanoparticles. The microstructure is studied using transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and Raman vibrational spectroscopy. The photoluminescence quantum yields of crystalline nanoparticle samples are consistently higher than those of amorphous nanoparticles.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2008

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