Theoretical investiagation on optical characteristics of functionalised silicon quantum dots

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  2. Dr Jonathan Goss
  3. Richard Eyre
  4. Dr Patrick Briddon
  5. Mark Taylforth
Author(s)Ahmed ME, Goss JP, Eyre RJ, Briddon PR, Taylforth MA
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Publication type Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)
Conference NameNanotech
Conference LocationAnaheim, California, USA
Year of Conference2010
Date21-24 June 2010
Volume2
Pages556-559
Series TitleNSTI Technical Proceedings
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Functionalization of Si surfaces at the nanoclusters size is a crucial step that can give a great opportunity to use them in an enormous range of applications, including optical sensing, biological fluorescence imaging and optoelectronic devices. Using density functional theory calculations, light-absorption and luminescence processes are modelled at the quantum mechanical level. Optimized geometries and electronic structures of hydrogenated silicon quantum dots of ~1nm diameter attached to a diversity of chemical functional groups. In-depth characterization of their electronic structure and optical absorption shows that the impact upon the optical properties of the quantum dot depends strongly upon the form of the functional group: in some impartant cases electron states are introduced into the band-gap leading to non-radiative recombination.
PublisherNSTI