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Bright and multicolor luminescent colloidal Si nanocrystals prepared by pulsed laser irradiation in liquid

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4939902· OSTI ID:22489299
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  1. Graduate School of Science and Technology, Gunma University, Kiryu, Gunma 376-8515 (Japan)
  2. Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573 (Japan)
We reported the preparation of bright and multicolor luminescent colloidal Si nanocrystal (Si-nc) by pulsed UV laser irradiation to porous Si (PSi) in an organic solvent. The different-luminescence-color (different-sized) colloidal Si-nc was produced by the pulsed laser-induced fragmentation of different-sized porous nanostructures. The colloidal Si-nc samples were found to have higher photoluminescence quantum efficiencies (20%–23%) than the PSi samples (1%–3%). The brighter emission of the colloidal Si-nc was attributed to an enhanced radiative band-to-band transition rate due to the presence of a surface organic layer formed by UV laser-induced hydrosilylation.
OSTI ID:
22489299
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 108; ISSN APPLAB; ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English