Optical absorption cross sections of Si nanocrystals
- 15 February 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 61 (7) , 4485-4487
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.61.4485
Abstract
Using the photoluminescence Auger saturation phenomenon, we deduce the values of the absorption cross section of silicon nanocrystals in a wide range of energies. The very large variation of their values versus energy of the absorbed light is attributed to the enhanced optical transition oscillator strength but reduced density of electronic states towards higher confinement energies. The overall spectral behavior of the absorption cross section reflects the indirect-gap nature of silicon nanocrystals.Keywords
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