Thin Solid Films, Vol.276, No.1-2, 44-46, 1996
Mechanism of Visible Photoluminescence from Oxidized Silicon and Germanium Nanocrystallites
We have studied luminescence properties of oxidized Si and Ge nanometer-sized crystallites. Luminescence properties of Si and Ge nanocrystallites are sensitive to the surface-oxidation conditions. The mechanism of visible photoluminescence from Si and Ge nanocrystallites is discussed.