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An Intrinsic Model for Radiative Recombination in Porous Silicon

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Mark S. Hybertsen*
Affiliation:
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ 07974
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A microcrystalline model for the light emitting portion of porous silicon is outlined. Confinement to a short length scale induces an effective direct dipole matrix element for radiative recombination. The radiative recombination time is strongly size (hence confinement induced energy shift) dependent, and in the microsecond regime for blue shifts of ˜1 eV. Trends and comparison to experiment are discussed.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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