Modification of the Er<sup>3+</sup> radiative lifetime from proximity to silicon nanoclusters in silicon-rich silicon oxide
The lifetime of Er in silicon-rich silicon oxide has been reported with quite widely varying values ranging from 9 ms to 2 ms. In this work, we consider the direct impact of silicon nanoclusters on the erbium radiative lifetime, and show that it is a function of the silicon nanocluster size, and als...
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| Language: | English |
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2009-01-19.
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