Title :
Fabrication and characterization of active devices for enhanced luminescence from silicon nanocrystals
Author :
Creazzo, Tim ; Redding, Brandon ; Marchena, Elton ; Shi, Shouyuan ; Prather, Dennis W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate enhanced photoluminescence from silicon nanocrystals using a DBR microcavity. We also show a candidate electroluminescent device which can be embedded into a similar DBR cavity for enhancement.
Keywords :
distributed Bragg reflectors; electroluminescent devices; elemental semiconductors; micro-optics; microcavities; nanophotonics; nanostructured materials; optical fabrication; photoluminescence; silicon; DBR microcavity; Si; active device characterization; electroluminescent device fabrication; enhanced photoluminescence; silicon nanocrystal; Annealing; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Electroluminescent devices; Fabrication; Luminescence; Microcavities; Nanocrystals; Photoluminescence; Photonics; Silicon; (140.3948) Microcavity Devices; (250.5230) Photoluminescence;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
