Silicon and germanium nanocrystals: properties and characterization.
Group-IV nanocrystals have emerged as a promising group of materials that extends the realm of application of bulk diamond, silicon, germanium and related materials beyond their traditional boundaries. Over the last two decades of research, their potential for application in areas such as optoelectronic applications and memory devices has been progressively unraveled. Nevertheless, new challenges with no parallel in the respective bulk material counterparts have arisen. In this review, we consider what has been achieved and what are the current limitations with regard to growth, characterization and modeling of silicon and germanium nanocrystals and related materials.
Rudjer Boskovic Institute, P.O. Box 180, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Ivana
I
Capan
Graphene Research Centre and Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, 117542, Singapore.
Alexandra
A
Carvalho
Department of Physics and I3N, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
José
J
Coutinho
characterization; germanium; modelling; nanocrystals; silicon