Solution Synthesis, Surface Passivation, Optical Properties, Biomedical Applications, and Cytotoxicity of Silicon and Germanium Nanocrystals.
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DOI: 10.1002/cplu.201600207
Abstract: Silicon and germanium nanocrystals (NCs) are attractive materials owing to their unique size and surface-dependent optical properties. The optical properties of silicon and germanium NCs make them highly suitable for a range of applications, including… read more here.
Keywords: germanium; optical properties; surface; silicon germanium ... See more keywords
Mechanical properties of silicon-germanium nanotubes: A molecular dynamics study
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2019.143867
Abstract: Abstract In current article, molecular dynamic simulation was selected to estimate the mechanical properties of silicon‑germanium nanotubes (SiGeNTs) according to their chirality, dimension and temperature and the effect of vacancy and Stone-Wales defects on mechanical… read more here.
Keywords: young modulus; mechanical properties; silicon germanium; germanium nanotubes ... See more keywords
Recent advances in the chemistry of transition metal–silicon/germanium triple-bonded complexes
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2017.09.023
Abstract: Abstract The chemistry of complexes bearing triple bonds between transition metals and silicon or germanium has made considerable progress in the last two decades. For base-free complexes of this type, neutral and cationic complexes of… read more here.
Keywords: transition; chemistry; silicon germanium; germanium triple ... See more keywords
Silicon–Germanium bilayer sputtered onto a carbon nanotube sheet as anode material for lithium–ion batteries
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.152088
Abstract: Abstract In this work, multiwalled carbon nanotube-silicon/germanium (MWCNT-Si/Ge) electrodes were prepared by layer-by-layer deposition of Si and Ge films onto an MWCNT sheet using RF magnetron sputtering. The MWCNT-Si/Ge composites were characterized by spectroscopy and… read more here.
Keywords: capacity; mwcnt; mah; carbon nanotube ... See more keywords
Silicon photonics interfaced with integrated electronics for 9 GHz measurement of squeezed light
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DOI: 10.1038/s41566-020-00715-5
Abstract: Photonic quantum technology can be enhanced by monolithic fabrication of both the underpinning quantum hardware and the corresponding electronics for classical readout and control. Here, by interfacing complementary metal–oxide–semiconductor (CMOS)-compatible silicon and germanium-on-silicon nanophotonics with… read more here.
Keywords: quantum; detector; silicon germanium; squeezed light ... See more keywords
Silicon germanium photo-blocking layers for a-IGZO based industrial display
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-35222-9
Abstract: Amorphous indium- gallium-zinc oxide (a-IGZO) has been intensively studied for the application to active matrix flat-panel display because of its superior electrical and optical properties. However, the characteristics of a-IGZO were found to be very… read more here.
Keywords: photo blocking; display; silicon germanium; layers igzo ... See more keywords
5 MeV Proton irradiation effects on 200 GHz silicon–germanium heterojunction bipolar transistors
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DOI: 10.1080/10420150.2017.1418874
Abstract: ABSTRACT The total dose effects of 5 MeV proton and Co-60 gamma irradiation in the dose range from 1 to 100 Mrad on advanced 200 GHz Silicon–Germanium heterojunction bipolar transistors (SiGe HBTs) are investigated. The SRIM simulation study… read more here.
Keywords: irradiation; ghz silicon; silicon germanium; mev proton ... See more keywords
Hexagonal silicon−germanium nanowire branches with tunable composition
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DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac9317
Abstract: Hexagonal SiGe-2H has been recently shown to have a direct bandgap, and holds the promise to be compatible with silicon technology. Hexagonal Si and Ge have been grown on an epitaxial lattice matched template consisting… read more here.
Keywords: silicon germanium; composition; hexagonal silicon; nanowire branches ... See more keywords
On-chip bias circuit for W-band silicon–germanium power amplifier
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DOI: 10.1088/1674-4926/39/12/125005
Abstract: The performance of the power amplifier determines the detection capability of 77 GHz automotive radar, and the bias circuit is one of the most important parts of a silicon-germanium power amplifier. In this paper, we… read more here.
Keywords: power amplifier; silicon germanium; bias circuit; power ... See more keywords
Mixed-Mode Stress in Silicon–Germanium Heterostructure Bipolar Transistors: Insights From Experiments and Simulations
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DOI: 10.1109/tdmr.2019.2912853
Abstract: Recently, a wide class of market segments (e.g., health, material science, security, and communications) is tackled by circuits fabricated in BiCMOS technology, integrating silicon–germanium (SiGe) heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs) and passives. Currently, the reliability of… read more here.
Keywords: bipolar transistors; mixed mode; silicon germanium; stress ... See more keywords
Tight-binding simulation of silicon and germanium nanocrystals
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DOI: 10.1134/s1063782617100098
Abstract: This review is devoted to the modeling of Si and Ge nanocrystals by means of the tight-binding method. First we give the short outline of the modeling methods and their application for the discription of… read more here.
Keywords: germanium nanocrystals; tight binding; silicon germanium; nanocrystals tight ... See more keywords