Si nanocrystals embedded in SiO2: Optical studies in the vacuum ultraviolet range
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V. Pankratov,1,4,* V. Osinniy,2 A. Kotlov,3 A. Nylandsted Larsen,1,2 and B. Bech Nielsen1,2 1Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Ny Munkegade, Bld. 1521, DK-8000 C Aarhus, Denmark 2Department of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Ny Munkegade, Bld. 1520, DK-8000 C Aarhus, Denmark 3HASYLAB at DESY, Notkestrasse 85, D-22607 Hamburg, Germany 4Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia, 8 Kengaraga, LV-1063 Riga, Latvia (Received 29 April 2010; revised manuscript received 19 November 2010; published 28 January 2011)
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