Abstract
Doping of semiconductor nanocrystals has enabled their widespread technological application in optoelectronics and micro/nano-electronics. In this work, boron-doped self-assembled silicon nanocrystal samples have been grown and characterised using Electron Spin Resonance and photoluminescence spectroscopy. The passivation effects of boron on the interface dangling bonds have been investigated. Addition of boron dopants is found to compensate the active dangling bonds at the interface, and this is confirmed by an increase in photoluminescence intensity. Further addition of dopants is found to reduce the photoluminescence intensity by decreasing the minority carrier lifetime as a result of the increased number of non-radiative processes.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 222108 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 105 |
Issue number | 22 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |