Si nanocrystals have been extensively studied because of their novel properties and their
potential applications in electronic, optoelectronic, photovoltaic, thermoelectric and …

The description of carrier dynamics in spatially confined semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs),
which have enhanced electron–hole and exciton–phonon interactions, is a great challenge …

The combination of photonics and silicon technology is a great challenge because of the
potentiality of coupling electronics and optical functions on a single chip. Silicon …

We apply multireference electronic structure calculations to demonstrate the presence of
conical intersections between the ground and the first excited electronic states of three …

Defects are known to introduce pathways for the nonradiative recombination of electronic
excitations in semiconductors, but implicating a specific defect as a nonradiative center …

First‐principles calculations of work function tuning induced by different chemical
terminations on Si (100) surface are presented and discussed. We find that the presence of …

Actually, most of the electric energy is being produced by fossil fuels and great is the search
for viable alternatives. The most appealing and promising technology is photovoltaics. It will …

A series of aluminate-based oxyhydrides, Sr3–x A x AlO4H (A= Ca, Ba; x= 0, 1), has been
synthesized by high-temperature reaction of oxide and hydride precursors under a H2 …

We present density functional theory calculations of carrier multiplication properties in a
system of strongly coupled silicon nanocrystals. Our results suggest that nanocrystal …

Oxidation of the surface of well-passivated silicon nanocrystals introduces defects which
dramatically affect the optical properties of the material. One such defect is the silicon …