@article{e341d1030dd34f5595d407369e911a7c,
title = "Visible luminescence from hydrogenated amorphous silicon modified by femtosecond laser radiation",
abstract = "Visible luminescence is observed from the composite of SiO 2 with embedded silicon nanocrystallites produced by femtosecond laser irradiation of hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) film in air. The photoluminescence originates from the defect states at the interface between silicon crystallites and SiO 2 matrix. The method could be used for fabrication of luminescent layers to increase energy conversion of a-Si:H solar cells.",
author = "Emelyanov, \{Andrey V.\} and Kazanskii, \{Andrey G.\} and Khenkin, \{Mark V.\} and Forsh, \{Pavel A.\} and Kashkarov, \{Pavel K.\} and Mindaugas Gecevicius and Martynas Beresna and Kazansky, \{Peter G.\}",
note = "Funding Information: The authors are grateful to Dr O. Konkov for a-Si:H films preparation, A. Khomich for Raman measurements, and Dr. E. Skrileva for XPS measurements. This work was supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (Contract No 16.513.11.3084), the Russian Foundation for basic Research (project 12-02-00751-а), and the project FEMTOPRINT, financed by the European Commission Factories of the Future program (FP7/NMP/Project No 260103).",
year = "2012",
month = aug,
day = "20",
doi = "10.1063/1.4747207",
language = "English",
volume = "101",
journal = "Applied Physics Letters",
issn = "0003-6951",
publisher = "American Institute of Physics",
number = "8",
}
