DocumentCode
3030451
Title
Non radiative decay processes in nanocrystals: Is the Auger model consistent with experiment?
Author
Califano, Marco
Author_Institution
Sch. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Leeds Univ., Leeds
fYear
2008
fDate
25-29 Feb. 2008
Firstpage
222
Lastpage
225
Abstract
Although recent experimental evidence seems to refute the Auger hypothesis, I will show that the observed decay times can be accounted for within the model, without the need to invoke more exotic mechanisms.
Keywords
Auger effect; nanostructured materials; nonradiative transitions; pseudopotential methods; Auger model; decay times; nanocrystals; non radiative decay processes; pseudopotential method; Charge carrier processes; Cooling; Delay effects; Effective mass; Electron traps; Energy states; Microwave photonics; Nanocrystals; Radiative recombination; Spontaneous emission; Auger; decay processes; lifetimes; nanocrystals; pseudopotential method;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2008. ICONN 2008. International Conference on
Conference_Location
Melbourne, Vic.
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1503-8
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-1504-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICONN.2008.4639287
Filename
4639287
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