Transition-Metal Defects in Silicon New Insights from Photoluminescence Studies of Highly Enriched 28Si /

• Main Author: Steger, Michael (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Solid state physics.; Spectroscopy.; Microscopy.; Metals.; Materials science.; Solid State Physics.; Spectroscopy and Microscopy.; Metallic Materials.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.

The fundamental properties of deep luminescence centres in Si associated with transition metals such as Cu, Ag, Au, and Pt have been a focus of interest for decades, both as markers for these deleterious contaminants, and also in the quest for efficient Si-based light emission.   This dissertation p...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction and Background
• History of the Observed Centres in Silicon
• Experimental Method
• Results
• Discussion and Conclusion.