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Synthesis of embedded Si nano-particles using swift heavy ions and its optical properties

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 July 2012

P. K. Sahoo ,
D. P. Mahapatra  and
D. Kanjilal
P. K. Sahoo
Affiliation:
School of Physical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar-751005, India
D. P. Mahapatra
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics, Sachivalaya Marg, Bhubaneswar – 751 005, India
D. Kanjilal
Affiliation:
Inter-University Accelerator Centre, New Delhi 110 067, India
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Abstract

Embedded Si nano-particles of average size around 5nm were synthesized in an amorphous Si matrix by two stage ion implantation processes. It has been observed that amorphous Si (a-Si) layers were recrystallized using 50 MeV Au ions with enhanced regrowth rate with activation energy in the range of 0.29 eV. During the crystallization process Si nanocrystals were formed in the a-Si layers due to sudden quenching of the molten tracks created by MeV Au ions. The recrystalizations were confirmed by Rutherford backscattering spectrometry-Channeling (RBSC) technique. The structural modification and nanocluster creation that emerged during recrystallization process was observed in high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. The PL emission was observed over a broad band of 2.8 – 3.4 eV and centered at 3.25 eV. The Si nano-crystal formation can be explain by a mechanism combining the melting within the ion tracks by thermal spike process and the subsequent recrystallization nucleated from the crystalline sides at the interface.

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Rutherford backscattering (RBS)optical propertiesion-implantation
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1455: Symposium II – Nanoscale Materials Modification by Photon, Ion, and Electron Beams , 2012 , mrss12-1455-ii05-05
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2012

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