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Prospects for Infrared Electroluminescence From Porous Silicon

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

F. Koch  and
A. Kux
F. Koch
Affiliation:
Physik-Department E16, Tech.Univ. München, 8046 Garching, Germany
A. Kux
Affiliation:
Physik-Department E16, Tech.Univ. München, 8046 Garching, Germany
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Abstract

Efficient visible luminescence from porous Si requires the 3-dimensional confinement of charges in structures with typical ∼3nm size. Such microporously etched Si acts as an intrinsic wide-gap material and is highly resistive. The material does not have the good transport properties consistent with an efficient electrical excitation. We instead suggest to employ mesoporously etched, p+-type Si with its better conductivity in electroluminescence application. The material luminesces in two spectral bands centered about 0.8eV and 1.0eV in the infrared. Both emissions originate from surface-bound states. We report on the temperature dependence of luminescence, on transport and first attempts to generate infrared light by the injection of electrical current.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 298: Symposium B – Silicon-Based Optoelectronic Materials , 1993 , 391
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1993

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