Title :
Si nanowire light emitting devices
Author :
Irrera, Alessia ; Artoni, Pietro ; Iacona, Fabio ; Franzò, Giorgia ; Galli, Matteo ; Fazio, Barbara ; Priolo, Francesco
Author_Institution :
MATIS-IMM-CNR, Catania, Italy
Abstract :
We present a new approach for the direct synthesis of Si nanowires exhibiting room temperature light emission due to quantum confinement effects. We also demonstrate an efficient electroluminescence emission at low voltage from Si NWs.
Keywords :
electroluminescence; elemental semiconductors; light emitting diodes; quantum optics; silicon; Si nanowire; electroluminescence emission; light emission; light emitting devices; quantum confinement; temperature 293 K to 298 K; Gold; Light emitting diodes; Potential well; Scanning electron microscopy; Silicon; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Group IV Photonics (GFP), 2011 8th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8338-9
DOI :
10.1109/GROUP4.2011.6053735
