Enhanced absorption in ultrathin Si by NiSi2 nanoparticles

Enhanced absorption in ultrathin Si by NiSi2 nanoparticles R. Sachan MS Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA C. Gonzalez MS Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA Advanced Engineering, Ashok Leyland, Chennai, India O. Dyck BS Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA Y. Wu PhD Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA H. Garcia PhD Department of Physics, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL, USA S. J. Pennycook PhD Material Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA P. D. Rack PhD Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA G. Duscher PhD Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA Material Science and Technology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, USA R. Kalyanaraman PhD* Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA