About this book This unique collection of knowledge represents a comprehensive treatment of the fundamental and practical consequences of size reduction in silicon crystals. This clearly structured reference introduces readers to the optical, electrical and thermal properties of silicon nanocrystals that arise from their greatly reduced dimensions. It covers their synthesis and characterization from both chemical and physical viewpoints, including ion implantation, colloidal synthesis and vapor deposition methods. A major part of the text is devoted to applications in microelectronics as well as photonics and nanobiotechnology, making this of great interest to the high-tech industry. Show less Table of Contents Export Citation(s) Free Access Front Matter (Pages: I-XXI) Summary PDF Request permissions CHAPTER 1 Introduction: Silicon Nanocrystals; Fundamentals, Synthesis, and Applications (Pages: 1-4) Prof. Lorenzo Pavesi Prof., Dr. Rasit Turan Summary PDF References Request permissions CHAPTER 2 Electronic and Optical Properties of Silicon Nanocrystals (Pages: 5-41) Ceyhun Bulutay Stefano Ossicini Summary PDF References Request permissions CHAPTER 3 Optical Properties of Intrinsic and Shallow Impurity‐Doped Silicon Nanocrystals (Pages: 43-68) Minoru Fujii Summary PDF References Request permissions CHAPTER 4 Electrical Transport Mechanisms in Ensembles of Silicon Nanocystallites (Pages: 69-104) Isaac Balberg Summary PDF References Request permissions CHAPTER 5 Thermal Properties and Heat Transport in Silicon‐Based Nanostructures (Pages: 105-154) Han‐Yun Chang Leonid Tsybeskov Summary PDF References Request permissions CHAPTER 6 Surface Passivation and Functionalization of Si Nanocrystals (Pages: 155-172) Jonathan Veinot Summary PDF References Request permissions CHAPTER 7 Si‐nc in Astrophysics (Pages: 173-194) Ingrid Mann Summary PDF References Request permissions CHAPTER 8 Size‐Controlled Si Nanocrystals Using the SiO/SiO2 Superlattice Approach: Crystallization, Defects, and Optical Properties (Pages: 195-221) Margit Zacharias Summary PDF References Request permissions CHAPTER 9 The Synthesis of Silicon Nanocrystals by Ion Implantation (Pages: 223-245) Robert Elliman Summary PDF References Request permissions CHAPTER 10 Structural and Optical Properties of Silicon Nanocrystals Synthesized (Pages: 247-273) Fabio Iacona Giorgia Franzò Alessia Irrera Simona Boninelli Francesco Priolo Summary PDF References Request permissions CHAPTER 11 Formation of Si‐nc by Reactive Magnetron Sputtering (Pages: 275-295) Fabrice Gourbilleau Celine Ternon Christian Dufour Xavier Portier Richard Rizk Summary PDF References Request permissions CHAPTER 12 Si and SiC Nanocrystals by Pyrolysis of Sol–Gel‐Derived Precursors (Pages: 297-308) Aylin Karakuscu Gian Domenico Soraru Summary PDF References Request permissions CHAPTER 13 Nonthermal Plasma Synthesis of Silicon Nanocrystals (Pages: 309-348) Lorenzo Mangolini Uwe Kortshagen Summary PDF References Request permissions CHAPTER 14 Silicon Nanocrystals in Porous Silicon and Applications (Pages: 349-393) Bernard Gelloz Summary PDF References Request permissions CHAPTER 15 Silicon Nanocrystal Flash Memory (Pages: 395-444) Shunri Oda Shaoyun Huang Summary PDF References Request permissions CHAPTER 16 Photonics Application of Silicon Nanocrystals (Pages: 445-485) Aleksei Anopchenko Nicola Daldosso Romain Guider Daniel Navarro‐Urrios Alessandro Pitanti Rita Spano Zhizhong Yuan Prof. Lorenzo Pavesi Summary PDF References Request permissions CHAPTER 17 Lighting Applications of Rare Earth‐Doped Silicon Oxides (Pages: 487-506) Tyler Roschuk Jing Li Jacek Wojcik Peter Mascher Iain D. Calder Summary PDF References Request permissions CHAPTER 18 Biomedical and Sensor Applications of Silicon Nanoparticles (Pages: 507-536) Elisabetta Borsella Mauro Falconieri Nathalie Herlin Victor Loschenov Guiseppe Miserocchi Yaru Nie Iparia Rivolta Anastasia Ryabova Dayang Wang Summary PDF References Request permissions CHAPTER 19 Nanosilicon‐Based Explosives (Pages: 537-554) Dominik Clément Dimitry Kovalev Summary PDF References Request permissions CHAPTER 20 Applications of Si Nanocrystals in Photovoltaic Solar Cells (Pages: 555-582) Gavin Conibeer Summary PDF References Request permissions CHAPTER 21 Characterization of Si Nanocrystals (Pages: 583-611) Selçuk Yerci Ilker Doğan Ayşe Seyhan Arife Gencer Prof. Dr. Rasit Turan Summary PDF References Request permissions Free Access Index (Pages: 613-627) First Page PDF Request permissions