Mechanisms of photoluminescence from silicon nanocrystals formed by pulsed-laser deposition in argon and oxygen ambient

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We have investigated the different mechanisms of photoluminescence (PL) of silicon nanocrystals due to the quantum confinement effect (QCE) and interface states. Si nanocrystals were formed by pulsed-laser deposition in inert argon and reactive oxygen gas. The collisions between the ejected species greatly influence the morphology of the Si nanocrystals and cause a transition from a film structure to a porous cauliflowerlike structure, as the ambient gas pressure increases from 1 mTorr to 1 Torr. The oxygen content of the Si nanocrystals increases with increasing O-2 ambient pressure, and nearly SiO2 stoichiometry is obtained when the O-2 pressure is higher than 100 mTorr. Broad PL spectra are observed from Si nanocrystals. The peak position and intensity of the PL band at 1.8-2.1 eV vary with ambient gas pressure, while intensity changes and blueshifts are observed after oxidation and annealing. The PL band at 2.55 eV shows vibronic structures with periodic spacing of 97+/-9 meV, while no peak shift is found before and after oxidation and annealing. Raman and transmission electron microscope measurements show consistent results in crystal size while more accurate atomic force microscope measurements reveal a smaller crystal size. X-ray diffraction reveals a polycrystal structure in the Si nanocrystals and the crystallinity improves after annealing. Combined with the PL spectra of Si nanocrystals obtained by crumbling electrochemically etched porous Si layer, the results clearly demonstrate that the PL band at 1.8-2.1 eV is due to the QCE in the Si nanocrystal core, while the PL band at 2.55 eV is related to localized surface states at the SiOx/Si interface. (C) 2003 American Institute of Physics.
Publisher
AMER INST PHYSICS
Issue Date
2003-05
Language
English
Article Type
Article
Keywords

INERT BACKGROUND GAS; NANOSTRUCTURED FILMS; OPTICAL-PROPERTIES; BLUE LUMINESCENCE; POROUS SILICON; ABLATION; SI; NANOPARTICLES; CLUSTERS; MEMORY

Citation

JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, v.93, no.10, pp.6311 - 6319

ISSN
0021-8979
DOI
10.1063/1.1569033
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10203/81253
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