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Esprit Project 28741 - SMILE
Silicon Modules for Integrated Light Engineering

Keywords: MEL-ARI Optoelectronic Interconnects effects, Photoluminescence, Electroluminesc

Project home page:

http://www.crmc2.univ-mrs.fr

The aim of the project is to fabricate a viable electroluminescent device from Si based materials and structures. For this purpose we will investigate two very similar systems from the point of view of the structure, namely nanocrystalline Si/SiO₂ and Si/CaF₂ superlattices.

Both these systems have already demonstrated they were able to present intense, rather stable and reproducible photoluminescence in the visible range at room temperature. Moreover a certain tuning is possible by varying the thickness of the Si layers.

To reach the objectives, we propose the following approach:

• Fabrication
  We will investigate a large range of parameters as the thickness of the layers, their deposition rate, the number of periods, the effect of the annealing etc..
• Characterisation
  Both physical and electrical characterisation will be performed in order to trace the general tendency of the luminescent behaviour
• Modelling
  Modelling of both the optical and electrical properties of the different structures will be undertaken to enlighten the important parameters responsible of the luminescence and to predict what would be the best structures in term of electroluminescence.

To achieve these objectives, the partners of the project have been selected for their competence, their history and their complementary background and knowledge in the field of Si-based luminescent structures and devices.

Contact Point
Prof. F. Arnaud d'Avitaya
Centre de Recherche sur les Mécanismes
de la Croissance Cristalline (CNRS-CRMC2)
Campus de Luminy - case 913
F - 13288 Marseille cedex 9
e-mail: davitaya@crmc2.univ-mrs.fr

tel: +33 / 4 91 17 28 61
fax: +33 / 4 91 41 89 16

Start date:1 September 98
Duration: 24 months

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