Search results for "Auger"

Mechanisms of Strong Photoluminescence from Si Nanocrystals

2011

Photoluminescence mechanisms (models) are reviewed and experimental data are analyzed based on our model, related to direct radiative transitions from the second conduction sub-band to the first one.

<title>New aspect of light emission from silicon nanocrystals</title>

2003

Intensive light emission (photoluminescence) from silicon nanocrystals has been interpreted in literature as recombinative emission. It has been supposed that the band structure is "pseidodirect." The literature analysis presented in our paper shows that the band structure is indirect and therefore intensive recombinative emission is not possible. According to new aspect, a part of electrons reaches the second conduction subband due to Auger recombination. Then the intensive visible radiation could be caused by transitions of these electrons from the second to the first conduction subband. We have constructed continuity equations for the electron concentration in the first and the second co…

Carrier-induced quenching processes on the erbium luminescence in silicon nanocluster devices

2006

The luminescence-quenching processes limiting quantum efficiency in Er-doped silicon nanocluster light-emitting devices are investigated and identified. It is found that carrier injection, while needed to excite Er ions through electron-hole recombination, at the same time produces an efficient nonradiative Auger deexcitation with trapped carriers. This phenomenon is studied in detail and, on the basis of its understanding, we propose device structures in which sequential injection of electrons and holes can improve quantum efficiency by avoiding Auger processes. © 2006 The American Physical Society.

Free-atom—metal shifts in theM4,5N4,5N4,5Auger spectra of Ag, Cd, In, Sn, Sb, and Te

1981

An experimental comparison of the K- and L-Auger electron spectra generated in the decays of 140Nd and 111In

2005

The low-energy electron spectra generated in the decay of 140Nd have been measured using a combined electrostatic spectrometer adjusted to the 4, 7, and 35 eV instrumental resolution. In order to estimate the therapeutic potential of low-energy electrons associated with the decay of 140Nd, similar experiments have been performed with 111In. Relative Auger electron intensity ratios per decay are: 111In(K-Auger)/140Nd(K-Auger)=1.47(12), 111In(L-Auger) /140Nd(L-Auger)=1.1(4), and 111In(L-Auger [2.8-7 keV])/140Nd(L-Auger [2.8-7 keV])=0.24(11). The obtained K-Auger group intensity ratios have been compared with results of calculations. The good agreement found for the experimental and estimated …

Layer formation on silicon steel by processing in H2/H2O at elevated temperatures

1992

Silicon steel (Fe-3wt%Si), as used for transformers and generators, has been annealed in wet hydrogen at elevated temperatures. The composition, sequence, and thicknesses of the layers found by conversion electron Mossbauer spectroscopy (CEMS) and Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) depth profiling for a 10 minutes anneal in different atmospheres are reported. In the range from 500°C to 720°C we observed carbide formation, indicating that the decarburization is hindered. Above 800°C, the layers consist of fayalite or of fayalite and iron oxides, depending on the oxygen potentialaO. At 843°C, the onset of iron oxide formation was found ataO=0.33.

Anodic layers formed on steel in phosphate buffer solution

1986

In-situ gamma scattering and ex-situ conversion electron Mossbauer, and Auger spectroscopy were applied to investigate anodic layers on steel. Samples treated in the active potential range in phosphate buffer solution show a Fe(II)-phosphate deposit on the surface. After treatment in the passive potential region, only Fe3+was found to exist in the oxide layer. The passive layer does not consist of stoichiometric oxidic phases.

Corrosion processes and their inhibition as studied by Mössbauer conversion and other electron spectroscopies

1989

To study corrosion processes of iron and steel and measures of their inhibition, a detailed knowledge of the phase composition and of phase transformations in very thin layers close to the attacked surface of the material is necessary. The information depths of integral (ICEMS) and depth selective (DCEMS) conversion electron Mossbauer spectroscopy are well suited for such investigations, but some effort is necessary if technical samples, i.e. nonenriched in57Fe, are to be studied. In many cases of practical importance, full information on the corroded surfaces cannot be got from Mossbauer spectra only, and a combination with Auger and photoelectron spectroscopies, in-including scanning and …

Measurement of the energy spectrum of cosmic rays above 10^18 eV using the Pierre Auger Observatory

2010

We report a measurement of the flux of cosmic rays with unprecedented precision and Statistics using the Pierre Auger Observatory Based on fluorescence observations in coincidence with at least one Surface detector we derive a spectrum for energies above 10(18) eV We also update the previously published energy spectrum obtained with the surface detector array The two spectra are combined addressing the systematic uncertainties and, in particular. the influence of the energy resolution on the spectral shape The spectrum can be described by a broken power law E-gamma with index gamma = 3 3 below the ankle which is measured at log(10)(E-ankle/eV) = 18 6 Above the ankle the spectrum is describe…

Study of very thin oxide layers by conversion and Auger electrons

1990

Oxidic layers as thin as 20–30 A on α-Fe and stainless steel are studied by57Fe-DCEMS with K-conversion electrons and ICEMS. No indication of a vanishingf-factor could be found. Mossbauer spectra, recorded by use of LMM-Auger electrons (AEMS) and by electrons emitted with energies below 15 eV (LEEMS), contain information on the surface layer as well as on the bulk material, showing that part of these electrons are due to secondary effects and the high escape depths of K-conversion electrons.