germanium – TechConnect Briefs

Far-infrared Radiation Properties of Poly(vinyl alcohol) Nanofibrous Membranes Containing Germanium and Silicon Dioxide

Chung J., Lee S., Yonsei University, KR

Far-infrared radiation effect and antibacterial properties were introduced in PVA nanofibrous membrane using germanium (Ge) and silicon dioxide (SiO2). Composite fibers containing Ge and SiO2 were fabricated at various concentrations of Ge and/or SiO2 using [...]

Silicon and Germanium Nanocrystal Thin Films Prepared Using Innovative Nonaqueous Electrophoretic Deposition

Haag M., Sipe J., Universal Nanotech Corporation, US

As cost effective synthetic routes for producing large quantities of high purity size-specific nanoparticles become fully realized, the next challenge lies in fabricating devices that utilize the unique size-dependent optoelectronic properties inherent in quantum dot [...]

Synthesis of highly-doped silicon and germanium nanoparticles in a low-pressure plasma-reactor for thermoelectric and solar applications

Grimm H., Petermann N., Gupta A., Wiggers H., University of Duisburg-Essen, DE

Microwave-plasma induced thermal decomposition of gaseous precursors like germane (GeH4) and silane (SiH4) is used to synthesize semiconductor nanoparticles for thermoelectric and thermal applications. P and n-doping can be achieved by mixing silane and germane [...]

Full-band Particle-based Simulation of Germanium-On-Insulator FETs

Beysserie S., Branlard J., Aboud S., Goodnick S.M., Thornton T., Saraniti M., Illinois Institute of Technology, US

We model and simulate novel fully depleted (FD) sub-50nm gate lengths MOSFET structures using a full-band particle simulator based on the Cellular Monte Carlo (CMC) method that provides an accurate transport model at the high [...]