Complex nature of the red photoluminescence band and peculiarities of its excitation in porous silicon

T. V. Torchynska, J. Palacios Gomez, G. P. Polupan, F. G. Becerril Espinoza, A. Garcia Borquez, N. E. Korsunskaya, L. Yu Khomenkova

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Abstract

Photoluminescence and photoluminescence excitation spectroscopies, scanning electron microscopy, and atomic force microscopy were used to study the photoluminescence mechanism in porous silicon. The dependences of photoluminescence parameters on electrochemical etching regimes, excitation light wavelength, and vacuum ageing have been investigated. We show that intensive and broad `red' luminescence band (approximately 600-800 nm) is non-elementary, and can be decomposed into three elementary bands. The mechanisms of the elementary bands are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)197-204
Number of pages8
JournalApplied Surface Science
Volume167
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 23 Oct 2000

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