A common misconception is that the irradiation of solids with energetic electrons and ions
has exclusively detrimental effects on the properties of target materials. In addition to the …

Silicon nanocrystals (NCs) represent one of the most promising material systems for light
emission applications in microphotonics. In recent years, several groups have reported on …

Doping of Si quantum dots is important in the field of Si quantum dots-based solar cells.
Structural, optical and electrical properties of Si QDs formed as multilayers in a SiO2 matrix …

In this review, we discuss several fundamental processes taking place in semiconductor
nanocrystals (quantum dots (QDs)) when their electron subsystem interacts with …

Promise of Si nanocrystals highly depends on tailoring their behaviour through doping.
Phosphorus-doped silicon nanocrystals embedded in a silicon dioxide matrix have been …

Nanoclusters embedded in hard solid materials such as silica show great promise for
increased practical applications, as they combine the exciting nanosize effects with very …

It has been shown theoretically that the central-cell potential of phosphorus ion (s)
embedded in a silicon nanocrystal effectively mixes electronic states of X and Γ bands. Such …

In the present review some basic radiative and non-radiative processes occurring with
strongly confined electron-hole pairs (excitons) in silicon nanocrystals are discussed, and …

The effect of 1013–1016 cm− 2 P ions implantation and of subsequent annealing on Si
nanocrystals (Si-ncs), formed preliminarily in SiO2 layers by the ion-beam synthesis, has …

The valley-orbit splitting in silicon quantum dots with shallow donors has been theoretically
studied. In particular, the chemical-shift calculation was carried out within the frames of k∙ p …