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Reversible Degradation of Photoluminescence in Si/SiGe Three Dimensional Nanostructures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2012

Nikhil Modi ,
Leonid Tsybeskov ,
David J. Lockwood ,
Xiao Z. Wu  and
Jean Marc Baribeau
Nikhil Modi
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 106 Warren St, Newark, NJ 07102, U.S.A.
Leonid Tsybeskov
Affiliation:
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, 106 Warren St, Newark, NJ 07102, U.S.A.
David J. Lockwood
Affiliation:
Institute for Microstructural Sciences, National Research Council, Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6, Canada
Xiao Z. Wu
Affiliation:
Institute for Microstructural Sciences, National Research Council, Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6, Canada
Jean Marc Baribeau
Affiliation:
Institute for Microstructural Sciences, National Research Council, Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6, Canada
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Abstract

We report the degradation of low temperature photoluminescence (PL) from Si/SiGe three-dimensional cluster morphology nanostructures under continuous photoexcitation. The PL intensity initially decreases slowly for about 15 minutes, and then decreases rapidly, until only ∼ 10% of the original PL intensity remains. A complete recovery of the PL requires restoring the sample temperature to ∼ 300K. We propose that a slow accumulation of charge in SiGe clusters enhances the rate of Auger recombination and results in the observed PL degradation.

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SiGefatigue
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1409: Symposium CC – Functional Semiconductor Nanocrystals and Metal-Hybrid Structures , 2012 , mrsf11-1409-cc13-08
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2012

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