Enhancing SiGeSn nanocrystals SWIR photosensing by high passivation in nanocrystalline HfO
Group IV alloys
HfO2
Magnetron sputtering
SWIR
SiGeSn nanocrystals
Spectral photocurrent
Journal
Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101563288
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
12 Feb 2024
12 Feb 2024
Historique:
received:
04
12
2023
accepted:
06
02
2024
medline:
13
2
2024
pubmed:
13
2
2024
entrez:
12
2
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
SiGeSn nanocrystals (NCs) in oxides are of considerable interest for photo-effect applications due to the fine-tuning of the optical bandgap by quantum confinement in NCs. We present a detailed study regarding the silicon germanium tin (SiGeSn) NCs embedded in a nanocrystalline hafnium oxide (HfO
Identifiants
pubmed: 38347024
doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-53845-z
pii: 10.1038/s41598-024-53845-z
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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IM
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Organisme : CNCS-UEFISCDI
ID : PN-III-P4-ID-PCE-2020-1673
Organisme : Romanian Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitalization
ID : Core Program Project PC2-PN23080202
Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s).
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