Corroboration of Raman and AFM mapping to study Si nanocrystals embedded in SiO2

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作者
Rani, Ekta [1 ,2 ]
Ingale, Alka A. [1 ,2 ]
Chaturvedi, A. [3 ]
Joshi, M. P. [2 ,3 ]
Kukreja, L. M. [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Raja Ramanna Ctr Adv Technol, Laser Phys Applicat Sect, Indore 452013, Madhya Pradesh, India
[2] Raja Ramanna Ctr Adv Technol, Homi Bhabha Natl Inst, Indore 452013, Madhya Pradesh, India
[3] Raja Ramanna Ctr Adv Technol, Laser Mat Proc Div, Indore 452013, Madhya Pradesh, India
关键词
Composite materials; Nanostructured materials; Phonons; Inelastic light scattering; AFM; PULSED-LASER ABLATION; SILICON NANOCRYSTALS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SCATTERING; FILMS; FABRICATION; DEPOSITION;
D O I
10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.02.109
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Raman and atomic force microscopy (AFM) mapping on the same selected area are used to get unique information about the morphology of Si nanocrystals (NCs) embedded in SiO2, which is difficult to obtain by any other conventional technique. The sensitivity of Raman spectroscopy to surface/interface and confinement effects in NCs is effectively used to correlate the Raman intensity profile in Raman mapping with the topography obtained from AFM to understand that Si NCs are clustered in i) smaller clusters (similar to 100 nm) organized closely in two dimensions (2D) and ii) big (similar to 2 mu m) three dimensional (3D) isolated clusters, although the growth is carried out to be multilayer (Si/SiO2). Raman mapping performed by varying the focal spot along the depth shows stacking of larger (>similar to 60 angstrom) to smaller sizes (<similar to 40 angstrom) Si NCs from bottom to top for some clusters. To understand the observed morphologies, further study of specially grown Si-SiO2 nanocomposites is performed, which suggest formation of smaller Si NCs at the top due to annealing at 800 degrees C in Si rich SiO2 and possible existence of thermal gradient in an insulating matrix of SiO2. Larger Si NCs are formed in the laser induced plume (plasma) itself. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数:10
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