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APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
Volume 89, Issue 11, Pages -Publisher
AMER INST PHYSICS
DOI: 10.1063/1.2345257
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Solid state reaction silicon nanocrystals (Si nc's) of an average size of 10 nm have been synthesized. Charge transport characteristics have been investigated as a function of temperature and voltage. From 305 to 400 K, it is found that space-charge-limited current (SCLC), with an exponential distribution of trapping states, dominates the conduction mechanism. High resolution transmission electron microscope images indicate that microscopic structural defects, such as dislocations, are present in this solid state reaction Si nc. These defects are a possible source of trapping states as described in the SCLC model. Using this model, a trap density of N(t)=1.46x10(18) cm(-3) and a characteristic trap temperature T(t)=2057 K can be extracted. The trap density is two orders of magnitude greater than the Si nc density, showing that the structural defects in Si nc, such as dislocations and grain boundaries, are capable of trapping more carriers in a single solid state reaction Si nc. (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics.
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