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Exceptionally High Radiative Efficiencies in Silicon

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

M.A. Green ,
A. Wang ,
J. Zhao ,
T. Trupke ,
E-C. Cho  and
J. Xia
M.A. Green
Affiliation:
Centre of Excellence for Advanced Silicon Photovoltaics and Photonics University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2052 Telephone: (61-2-) 9385-4018; Facsimile: (61-2-) 9662-4240; Email: m.green@unsw.edu.au
A. Wang
Affiliation:
Centre of Excellence for Advanced Silicon Photovoltaics and Photonics University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2052 Telephone: (61-2-) 9385-4018; Facsimile: (61-2-) 9662-4240; Email: m.green@unsw.edu.au
J. Zhao
Affiliation:
Centre of Excellence for Advanced Silicon Photovoltaics and Photonics University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2052 Telephone: (61-2-) 9385-4018; Facsimile: (61-2-) 9662-4240; Email: m.green@unsw.edu.au
T. Trupke
Affiliation:
Centre of Excellence for Advanced Silicon Photovoltaics and Photonics University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2052 Telephone: (61-2-) 9385-4018; Facsimile: (61-2-) 9662-4240; Email: m.green@unsw.edu.au
E-C. Cho
Affiliation:
Centre of Excellence for Advanced Silicon Photovoltaics and Photonics University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2052 Telephone: (61-2-) 9385-4018; Facsimile: (61-2-) 9662-4240; Email: m.green@unsw.edu.au
J. Xia
Affiliation:
Centre of Excellence for Advanced Silicon Photovoltaics and Photonics University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2052 Telephone: (61-2-) 9385-4018; Facsimile: (61-2-) 9662-4240; Email: m.green@unsw.edu.au
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Abstract

Although silicon is known as a poor emitter of light, recent work has demonstrated silicon light emission efficiencies in the range normally associated with III-V semiconductors. The present paper explores the light emission efficiency potential of silicon as well as the scope for implementing silicon optical functions into high density integrated circuits.

Type
Research Article
Information
MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 770: Symposium I – Optoelectronics of Group-IV-Based Materials , 2003 , I2.7
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2003

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