Dirk König

2025

Engineering the Thermal and Energy-Storage Properties in Quantum Dots Using Dominant Faceting: The Case Study of Silicon

Galář, P., Kopenec, J., Král, R., Matějka, F., Zemenová, P., Dopita, M., Hapala, P., König, D., Vrbka, P. & Kůsová, K., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: ACS Nano. 19, 2, 17 p.

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2024

Ab initio investigation of hot electron transfer in CO₂ plasmonic photocatalysis in the presence of hydroxyl adsorbate

Fusco, Z., Koenig, D., Smith, S. C. & Beck, F. J., 16 Apr 2024, In: Nanoscale Horizons. 9, 6, p. 1030-1041 12 p., 1030.

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1 Citation (Scopus)

Analyzing Carrier Density and Hall Mobility in Impurity-Free Silicon Virtually Doped by External Defect Placement

Nagarajan, S., Ratschinski, I., Schmult, S., Wirth, S., König, D., Mikolajick, T., Hiller, D. & Trommer, J., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Advanced Functional Materials.

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Intrinsic Optimum Thermodynamic Shapes of Zincblende- and Diamond-Structure Nanowire Cross-Sections

Koenig, D., Bian, Y., Fu, L., Hiller, D. & Smith, S. C., 10 Sept 2024, In: Advanced Theory and Simulations. 7, 9, 13 p., 2400368.

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Lithium intercalation in two-dimensional penta-NiN₂: insights from NiN₂/NiN₂ homostructure and G/NiN₂ heterostructure

Mahmoudi, M., König, D., Tan, X. & Smith, S. C., 28 Feb 2024, In: Nanoscale. 16, 8, p. 3985-3993 9 p.

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3 Citations (Scopus)

Modulation Doping of Silicon Nanowires to Tune the Contact Properties of Nano-Scale Schottky Barriers

Nagarajan, S., Hiller, D., Ratschinski, I., König, D., Smith, S. C., Mikolajick, T. & Trommer, J., 4 Jan 2024, In: Advanced Materials Interfaces. 11, 1, 2300600.

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4 Citations (Scopus)

2023

Fabrication of Ultrasmall Si Encapsulated in Silicon Dioxide and Silicon Nitride as Alternative to Impurity Doping

Frentzen, M., Michailow, M., Ran, K., Wilck, N., Mayer, J., Smith, S. C., König, D. & Knoch, J., Jul 2023, In: Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science. 220, 13, 2300066.

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3 Citations (Scopus)

Origin and Quantitative Description of the NESSIAS Effect at Si Nanostructures

König, D., Frentzen, M., Hiller, D., Wilck, N., Santo, G. D., Petaccia, L., Pis, I., Bondino, F., Magnano, E., Mayer, J., Knoch, J. & Smith, S. C., May 2023, In: Advanced Physics Research. 2, 5, 10 p., 2200065.

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Significant Resistance Reduction in Modulation-Doped Silicon Nanowires via Aluminum-Induced Acceptor States in SiO₂

Ratschinski, I., Nagarajan, S., Trommer, J., Luferau, A., Khan, M. B., Erbe, A., Georgiev, Y. M., Mikolajick, T., Smith, S. C., König, D. & Hiller, D., Jul 2023, In: Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science. 220, 13, 6 p., 2300068.

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3 Citations (Scopus)

Toward Low-Power Cryogenic Metal-Oxide Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors

Knoch, J., Richstein, B., Han, Y., Frentzen, M., Rainer Schreiber, L., Klos, J., Raffauf, L., Wilck, N., König, D. & Zhao, Q. T., Jul 2023, In: Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science. 220, 9 p., 2300069.

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6 Citations (Scopus)

2022

Absorption and Photoluminescence of Silicon Nanocrystals Investigated by Excited State DFT: Role of Embedding Dielectric and Defects

König, D., Hiller, D. & Smith, S. C., Jun 2022, In: Physica Status Solidi (B): Basic Research. 259, 6, 2100549.

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2 Citations (Scopus)

Analytical description of nanowires III: Regular cross sections for wurtzite structures

König, D. & Smith, S. C., Aug 2022, In: Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials. 78, p. 665-677

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Analytic description of nanowires II: Morphing of regular cross sections for zincblende-and diamond-structures to match arbitrary shapes

König, D. & Smith, S. C., Aug 2022, In: Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials. 78, p. 643-664 22 p.

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2 Citations (Scopus)

2021

On the Location of Boron in SiO₂-Embedded Si Nanocrystals—An X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy and Density Functional Theory Study

Hiller, D., König, D., Nagel, P., Merz, M., Schuppler, S. & Smith, S. C., Jul 2021, In: Physica Status Solidi (B): Basic Research. 258, 7, 9 p., 2000623.

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1 Citation (Scopus)

The negative fixed charge of atomic layer deposited aluminium oxide - A two-dimensional SiO₂/AlO_xinterface effect

Hiller, D., Tröger, D., Grube, M., König, D. & Mikolajick, T., Jul 2021, In: Journal Physics D: Applied Physics. 54, 27, 6 p., 275304.

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28 Citations (Scopus)

Turning Low-Nanoscale Intrinsic Silicon Highly Electron-Conductive by SiO₂Coating

König, D., Frentzen, M., Wilck, N., Berghoff, B., Píš, I., Nappini, S., Bondino, F., Müller, M., Gonzalez, S., Di Santo, G., Petaccia, L., Mayer, J., Smith, S. & Knoch, J., 5 May 2021, In: ACS applied materials & interfaces. 13, 17, p. 20479-20488 10 p.

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7 Citations (Scopus)

Turning Low-Nanoscale Intrinsic Silicon Highly Electron-Conductive by SiO₂ Coating

König, D., Frentzen, M., Wilck, N., Berghoff, B., Píš, I., Nappini, S., Bondino, F., Müller, M., Gonzalez, S., Santo, G. D., Petaccia, L., Mayer, J., Smith, S. & Knoch, J., 5 May 2021, In: ACS applied materials & interfaces. 13, 17, p. 20479-20488 10 p.

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2020

Design guidelines for transition metals as interstitial emitters in silicon nanocrystals to tune photoluminescence properties: Zinc as biocompatible example

König, D., Tilley, R. D. & Smith, S. C., 7 Oct 2020, In: Nanoscale. 12, 37, p. 19340-19349 10 p.

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Kinetics of Bulk Lifetime Degradation in Float-Zone Silicon: Fast Activation and Annihilation of Grown-In Defects and the Role of Hydrogen versus Light

Hiller, D., Markevich, V. P., de Guzman, J. A. T., König, D., Prucnal, S., Bock, W., Julin, J., Peaker, A. R., Macdonald, D., Grant, N. E. & Murphy, J. D., 1 Sept 2020, In: Physica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science. 217, 17, 2000436.

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18 Citations (Scopus)

Material combination of Tunnel-SiO₂ with a (sub-)Monolayer of ALD-AlO_x on silicon offering a highly passivating hole selective contact

Hiller, D., Hoenicke, P. & König, D., 15 Sept 2020, In: Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 215, 8 p., 110654.

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23 Citations (Scopus)

2019

Analytical description of nanowires. I. Regular cross sections for zincblende and diamond structures

König, D. & Smith, S. C., Oct 2019, In: Acta Crystallographica Section B: Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials. 75, p. 788-802 15 p.

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6 Citations (Scopus)

Bridge- and Double-Bonded O and NH on Fully OH- and NH₂-Terminated Silicon Nanocrystals: Ground and Excited State Properties

König, D., Yao, Y. & Smith, S., May 2019, In: Physica Status Solidi (B): Basic Research. 256, 5, 8 p., 1800336.

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2 Citations (Scopus)

Deactivation of silicon surface states by Al-induced acceptor states from Al-O monolayers in SiO2

Hiller, D., Jordan, P. M., Ding, K., Pomaska, M., Mikolajick, T. & Konig, D., 7 Jan 2019, In: Journal of Applied Physics. 125, 1, 8 p., 015301.

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Electronic Structure Shift of Deeply Nanoscale Silicon by Si O2 versus Si3 N4 Embedding as an Alternative to Impurity Doping

König, D., Wilck, N., Hiller, D., Berghoff, B., Meledin, A., Di Santo, G., Petaccia, L., Mayer, J., Smith, S. & Knoch, J., 21 Nov 2019, In: Physical Review Applied. 12, 5, 19 p., 054050.

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8 Citations (Scopus)

On cooling/heating mechanisms in a self-cooled light-emitting diode with type-II band offset

Ma, F-J., Hameiri, Z., Bagnall, D., Konig, D. & Puthen-Veettil, B., 14 Jan 2019, In: Journal of Applied Physics. 125, 2, 10 p., 024503.

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1 Citation (Scopus)

2018

Absence of free carriers in silicon nanocrystals grown from phosphorus- and boron-doped silicon-rich oxide and oxynitride

Hiller, D., López-Vidrier, J., Nomoto, K., Wahl, M., Bock, W., Chlouba, T., Trojánek, F., Gutsch, S., Zacharias, M., König, D., Malý, P. & Kopnarski, M., 18 May 2018, In: Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology. 9, 1, p. 1501-1511 11 p.

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7 Citations (Scopus)

Intrinsic ultrasmall nanoscale silicon turns n-/p-type with SiO₂/Si₃N₄-coating

König, D., Hiller, D., Wilck, N., Berghoff, B., Müller, M., Thakur, S., Di Santo, G., Petaccia, L., Mayer, J., Smith, S. & Knoch, J., 2018, In: Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology. 9, 1, p. 2255-2264 10 p.

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16 Citations (Scopus)

SiO2 Modulation Doping for Si: Acceptor Candidates

Konig, D., Hiller, D. & Smith, S., 14 Nov 2018, In: Physical Review Applied. 10, 5, 12 p., 054034.

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Si O2 Modulation Doping for Si: Acceptor Candidates

König, D., Hiller, D. & Smith, S., 14 Nov 2018, In: Physical Review Applied. 10, 5, 054034.

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9 Citations (Scopus)

Structural Properties of Al-O Monolayers in SiO2 on Silicon and the Maximization of Their Negative Fixed Charge Density

Hiller, D., Goettlicher, J., Steininger, R., Huthwelker, T., Julin, J., Munnik, F., Wahl, M., Bock, W., Schoenaers, B., Stesmans, A. & Koenig, D., 12 Sept 2018, In: ACS applied materials & interfaces. 10, 36, p. 30495-30505 11 p.

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Structural Properties of Al-O Monolayers in SiO₂ on Silicon and the Maximization of Their Negative Fixed Charge Density

Hiller, D., Göttlicher, J., Steininger, R., Huthwelker, T., Julin, J., Munnik, F., Wahl, M., Bock, W., Schoenaers, B., Stesmans, A. & König, D., 12 Sept 2018, In: ACS applied materials & interfaces. 10, 36, p. 30495-30505 11 p.

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31 Citations (Scopus)

Synthesis, optical properties and theoretical modelling of discrete emitting states in doped silicon nanocrystals for bioimaging

McVey, B. F. P., König, D., Cheng, X., O'Mara, P. B., Seal, P., Tan, X., Tahini, H. A., Smith, S. C., Gooding, J. J. & Tilley, R. D., 7 Sept 2018, In: Nanoscale. 10, 33, p. 15600-15607 8 p.

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14 Citations (Scopus)

2017

Boron-Incorporating Silicon Nanocrystals Embedded in SiO2 Absence of Free Carriers vs. B-Induced Defects

Hiller, D., Lopez-Vidrier, J., Gutsch, S., Zacharias, M., Wahl, M., Bock, W., Brodyanski, A., Kopnarski, M., Nomoto, K., Valenta, J. & Konig, D., 21 Aug 2017, In: Scientific Reports. 7, 11 p., 8337.

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28 Citations (Scopus)

Defect-Induced Luminescence Quenching vs. Charge Carrier Generation of Phosphorus Incorporated in Silicon Nanocrystals as Function of Size

Hiller, D., Lopez-Vidrier, J., Gutsch, S., Zacharias, M., Nomoto, K. & Konig, D., 13 Apr 2017, In: Scientific Reports. 7, 12 p., 863.

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33 Citations (Scopus)

Modulation doping of silicon using aluminium-induced acceptor states in silicon dioxide

König, D., Hiller, D., Gutsch, S., Zacharias, M. & Smith, S., 2017, In: Scientific Reports. 7, 46703.

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40 Citations (Scopus)

Morphology effects on the bandgap of silicon nanocrystals-Numerically modelled by a full multi-grid method

Veettil, B. P., Konig, D., Huang, S., Patterson, R. & Conibeer, G., 7 Feb 2017, In: Journal of Applied Physics. 121, 5, 6 p., 054306.

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4 Citations (Scopus)

2016

Number series of atoms, interatomic bonds and interface bonds defining zinc-blende nanocrystals as function of size, shape and surface orientation: Analytic tools to interpret solid state spectroscopy data

Konig, D., Sept 2016, In: AIP Advances. 6, 8, 18 p., 085306.

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2015

Comparison of bulk material candidates for hot carrier absorber

Yao, Y. & Koenig, D., Sept 2015, In: Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 140, p. 422-427 6 p.

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21 Citations (Scopus)

Location and Electronic Nature of Phosphorus in the Si Nanocrystal - SiO2 System

Koenig, D., Gutsch, S., Gnaser, H., Wahl, M., Kopnarski, M., Goettlicher, J., Steininger, R., Zacharias, M. & Hiller, D., 22 May 2015, In: Scientific Reports. 5, 10 p., 09702.

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62 Citations (Scopus)

Practical concept of an all-optical hot carrier solar cell

Koenig, D. & Yao, Y., Aug 2015, In: Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers. 54, 8, 4 p., 08KA03.

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4 Citations (Scopus)

2014

A numerical simulation study of gallium-phosphide/silicon heterojunction passivated emitter and rear solar cells

Wagner, H., Ohrdes, T., Dastgheib-Shirazi, A., Puthen-Veettil, B., Koenig, D. & Altermatt, P. P., 28 Jan 2014, In: Journal of Applied Physics. 115, 4, 6 p., 044508.

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53 Citations (Scopus)

Energy Offset Between Silicon Quantum Structures: Interface Impact of Embedding Dielectrics as Doping Alternative

Koenig, D., Hiller, D., Gutsch, S. & Zacharias, M., Dec 2014, In: Advanced Materials Interfaces. 1, 9, 7 p., 1400359.

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35 Citations (Scopus)

Shortcomings in efficiency modelling of hot carrier solar cells: Considering device concepts and hot carrier absorber materials from a practical viewpoint

Koenig, D., Yao, Y. & Patterson, R., May 2014, In: Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers. 53, 5, 5 p., 05FV04.

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10 Citations (Scopus)

Static hot carrier populations as a function of optical excitation energy detected through energy selective contacts by optically assisted IV

Koenig, D., Hiller, D., Zacharias, M., Michard, S. & Flynn, C., Oct 2014, In: Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications. 22, 10, p. 1070-1079 10 p.

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25 Citations (Scopus)

The impact of disorder on charge transport in three dimensional quantum dot resonant tunneling structures

Puthen-Veettil, B., Patterson, R., Koenig, D., Conibeer, G. & Green, M. A., 28 Oct 2014, In: Journal of Applied Physics. 116, 16, 7 p., 163707.

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8 Citations (Scopus)

2013

Formation of Si or Ge nanodots in Si3N4 with in-situ donor modulation doping of adjacent barrier material

Koenig, D. & Rudd, J., Jan 2013, In: AIP Advances. 3, 1, 8 p., 012109.

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9 Citations (Scopus)

Investigation of boron antimonide as hot carrier absorber material

Yao, Y., Koenig, D. & Green, M., Apr 2013, In: Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells. 111, p. 123-126 4 p.

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30 Citations (Scopus)

2012

Interplay between the hot phonon effect and intervalley scattering on the cooling rate of hot carriers in GaAs and InP

Clady, R., Tayebjee, M. J. Y., Aliberti, P., Koenig, D., Ekins-Daukes, N. J., Conibeer, G. J., Schmidt, T. W. & Green, M. A., Jan 2012, In: Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications. 20, 1, p. 82-92 11 p.

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69 Citations (Scopus)

Lattice-Matched Hot Carrier Solar Cell with Energy Selectivity Integrated into Hot Carrier Absorber

Koenig, D., Takeda, Y., Puthen-Veettil, B. & Conibeer, G., Oct 2012, In: Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers. 51, 10, 4 p., 10ND02.

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10 Citations (Scopus)

Technology-compatible hot carrier solar cell with energy selective hot carrier absorber and carrier-selective contacts

König, D., Takeda, Y. & Puthen-Veettil, B., 8 Oct 2012, In: Applied Physics Letters. 101, 15, 4 p., 153901.

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23 Citations (Scopus)

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