Title :
Fabrication and characterisation of Si-Si0.7Ge0.3 quantum dot light emitting diodes
Author :
Tang, Y.S. ; Ni, W.X. ; Torres, C. M Sotomayor ; Hansson, G.V.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Glasgow Univ., UK
fDate :
8/3/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The fabrication and room temperature operation of 50 nm quantum dot light emitting diodes based on Si-Si0.7Ge0.3 superlattices is described. The diodes emit light efficiently at 1.3 μm at room temperature with a threshold injection current of ~0.1 pA/dot
Keywords :
Ge-Si alloys; elemental semiconductors; light emitting diodes; nanotechnology; optical interconnections; semiconductor materials; semiconductor quantum dots; semiconductor superlattices; silicon; 1.3 micrometre; 50 nm; Si-Si0.7Ge0.3; nanofabrication; optical interconnects; quantum dot light emitting diodes; room temperature operation; superlattices; threshold injection current;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19950924