Title :
Light emission in (La, Al)2O3/Si MOS tunnel diodes
Author :
Lin, Colin Yu ; Lee, H.Y. ; Chin, Alvin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Nat. Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
Abstract :
Efficient light emission from (La, Al)2/Si MOS tunnel diodes with photon energies ranging from 1.4 to 1.6 eV was demonstrated. This novel technology should find wide applications in optical interconnects and wireless communications.
Keywords :
MIS devices; aluminium compounds; elemental semiconductors; lanthanum compounds; light emitting diodes; silicon; tunnel diodes; (La, Al)2O3/Si MOS tunnel diodes; 1.4 to 1.6 eV; Al2O3-Si; La2O3-Si; Si-based light emitting devices; light emission; optical interconnects; photon energy; wireless communications; Dielectric materials; Dielectric measurements; Diodes; High K dielectric materials; High-K gate dielectrics; Optical interconnections; Optical materials; Quantization; Surface fitting; Thickness measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2003. The 5th Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7766-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2003.1277163