Visible Room Temperature Photoluminescence in Wet-Chemically Etched Silicon Nanowires
Sivakov V.A., Voigt F., Brönstrup G., Bauer G., Christiansen S.H., Institute of Photonic Technology, DE
Strong room temperature visible (red-orange) photoluminescence (PL) has been observed in wet chemically etched heavily (10E19 cm-3) and lowly (10E15 cm-3) doped silicon nanowires (SiNWs). Our observations strongly suggest that visible light emission at room [...]