Optical sum-frequency generation and Ferroelectric-like Switching in Si-O Polar Structures

Abstract

Optical sum-frequency generation and ferroelectric-like switching in Si-O polar structures comprised of Si nanocrystals (nc-Si) in mesoporous silica was reported and attributed to polar layers lying at the interfaces between one-side bonded nc-Si and host. (C) 2009 Optical Society of America