American Chemical Society, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 23(118), p. 12515-12519, 2014
DOI: 10.1021/jp411887s
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Steady-state photoluminescence of silicon nanoparticles embedded in solid-state (nano-Ag/)SiNx thin films at above room temperature is studied and compared to silicon nanoparticles dispersed in low-polar liquids. Roles of local surface plasmons as well as general mechanisms responsible for the temperature-dependent photoluminescence are pointed out. Thermal sensitivities of photoluminescence spectral shape, maximum position, and full width at half-maximum are estimated and application of the (nano-Ag/)SiNx layers as photoluminescent thermal screens is proposed.