Influence of substrate geometry on the distribution and stress on Ge nanocrystals in silicon oxide matrix

2008 ◽  
Vol 104 (8) ◽  
pp. 084312
Author(s):  
F. Zheng ◽  
W. K. Choi ◽  
T. H. Liew
2011 ◽  
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pp. 033107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yiaxiong Jie ◽  
A. T. S. Wee ◽  
C. H. A. Huan ◽  
Z. X. Shen ◽  
W. K. Choi

2004 ◽  
Vol 107 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y.X Jie ◽  
A.T.S Wee ◽  
C.H.A Huan ◽  
W.X Sun ◽  
Z.X Shen ◽  
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2004 ◽  
Vol 818 ◽  
Author(s):  
I.D. Sharp ◽  
Q. Xu ◽  
C.Y. Liao ◽  
D.O. Yi ◽  
J.W. Ager ◽  
...  

AbstractIsotopically pure 70Ge and 74Ge nanocrystals embedded in SiO2 thin films on Si substrates have been fabricated through ion implantation and thermal annealing. Nanocrystals were subsequently exposed using a hydrofluoric acid etching procedure to selectively remove the oxide matrix while retaining up to 69% of the implanted Ge. Comparison of transmission electron micrographs (TEM) of as-grown crystals to atomic force microscope (AFM) data of exposed crystals reveals that the nanocrystal size distribution is very nearly preserved during etching. Therefore, this process provides a new means to use AFM for rapid and straightforward determination of size distributions of nanocrystals formed in a silica matrix. Once exposed, nanocrystals may be transferred to a variety of substrates, such as conducting metal films and optically transparent insulators for further characterization.


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S. Alexandrov ◽  
K. Tyurikov ◽  
A. Breki ◽  
G. Kondrashkova ◽  
V. Shashikhin ◽  
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Nanocrystals ◽  
10.5772/10092 ◽  
2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdelillah El ◽  
Michel Troyon ◽  
Karim Gacem ◽  
Quang-Tri Do

1991 ◽  
Vol 256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshimichi Ito ◽  
Toshimichi Ohta ◽  
Osamu Arakaki ◽  
Akio Hiraki

ABSTRACTMicrocrystalline silicon embedded in silicon oxide has been prepared by means of partial oxidation of porous silicon produced anodically from degenerate p-Si wafers. Their optical properties such as absorption coefficients and luminescence have been characterized. Results show blue shifts in absorption and photoluminescence spectra in a visible wavelength region with decreasing size of the microcrystalline Si in the Si oxide matrix. The quantum size effect is discussed as well as possible origins of the observed visible luminescence, including light emission from as-anodized (or H-chemisorbed) porous silicon.


2003 ◽  
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pp. 2058-2060 ◽  
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E. W. H. Kan ◽  
W. K. Choi ◽  
C. C. Leoy ◽  
W. K. Chim ◽  
D. A. Antoniadis ◽  
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2006 ◽  
Vol 89 (11) ◽  
pp. 113126 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. K. Choi ◽  
H. G. Chew ◽  
F. Zheng ◽  
W. K. Chim ◽  
Y. L. Foo ◽  
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