Abstract:
In this project work, we have investigate the effect of size variation of amorphous silicon quantum
dot(a-SiQDs) on intensity of thrermoluminescence(TL)emission using interactive multi trap
system (IMTs)and OTOR model. The OTOR model consists of one active electron trap (AT),one
thermally disconnected deep trap(TDDT)and one recombination center (RC),and it is used to
determine thrermoluminescence intensity (I) using parameters like activation energy (E), kinetic
order (b) and the frequency factors (s).In TL glow curve the level of energy is shallow traps at
conduction band(CB) and deep trap at the valance band (VB) level for amorphous silicon quantum
dot, each parameter can provide detailed information about TL emission .From this investigation
the size of silicon quantum dot of diameters 2,3,4,and 5nmare numerically simulated. As the size
of silicon quantum dot (Si-QDs) decrease, the intensity of TL increases.
The intensity of TL is also affected by temperature but the peak temperature for each quantum dots
is almost remains independent of the size of the dots. In OTOR model the quantum dots shifts
toward high temperature values, and the width of the glow-curve gets broader and broader with an
increase of dots size.
The emission of TL also depends on the concentration of charge carriers .As the temperature
increase the concentration of electrons in the TDDT m(T) increase and the quantum dot size
increase. Therefore the intensity of TL emission increases with decrease in the size of quantum
dots; it is illustrated by different models and mathematical treatment.