Kinetics of the photoinduced evolution of the nanostructured porous silicon photoluminescence

In this work we show that the illumination level used during porous silicon preparation is a key factor determining the subsequent photoinduced evolution of the photoluminescence spectra. The post-preparation evolution results from the combination of at least two effects. One of them is ruled by the...

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Autores: Koropecki, Roberto Roman, Arce, Roberto Delio, Gennaro, Ana Maria, Spies, Cecilia Andrea, Schmidt, Javier Alejandro
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/26359
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/26359
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
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Sumario:In this work we show that the illumination level used during porous silicon preparation is a key factor determining the subsequent photoinduced evolution of the photoluminescence spectra. The post-preparation evolution results from the combination of at least two effects. One of them is ruled by the size changes of the silicon nanostructure due to photo-oxidation, and dominates for samples prepared under low illumination levels. On the other hand, for samples prepared under high illumination levels the post-preparation evolution is dominated by a quenching effect, resulting from photoinduced dangling bonds generation in the hydrogen-rich surface of the nanostructure. The kinetics of dangling bond creation is similar to that found in the Staebler–Wronski effect for hydrogenated amorphous silicon.