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Correlation Between Quantum Nanocrystal Particle Size and Photoluminescence Using Raman Scattering

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

E. W. Forsvthe ,
E. A. Whittaker ,
F.H. Pollak ,
B. S. Sywe ,
G. S. Tompa ,
B. A. Khan ,
J. Khurgin ,
H.W.H. Lee ,
F. Adar  and
H. Schaffer
E. W. Forsvthe
Affiliation:
Stevens Institute of Technology; Physics and Eng. Physics Dept, Hoboken NJ, 07030
E. A. Whittaker
Affiliation:
Stevens Institute of Technology; Physics and Eng. Physics Dept, Hoboken NJ, 07030
F.H. Pollak
Affiliation:
Brooklyn College; Physics Dept., Brooklyn, NY, 11210
B. S. Sywe
Affiliation:
Rutgers University, Electrical Engineering Dept., Piscataway, NJ, 08855-0909
G. S. Tompa
Affiliation:
Structured Materials Industries, Inc; Piscataway, NJ, 08854
B. A. Khan
Affiliation:
Philips Electronics North American, Inc., Briarcliff Manor, NY, 10510
J. Khurgin
Affiliation:
Johns Hopkins University, Dept. Electrical Eng. and Computer Science, Baltimore, MD, 21218
H.W.H. Lee
Affiliation:
Lawrence Livermore National Labs, Livermore, CA, 94551
F. Adar
Affiliation:
SPEX Industries, Inc; Edison NJ, 08820
H. Schaffer
Affiliation:
SPEX Industries, Inc; Edison NJ, 08820
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Abstract

The PL (photoluminescence) and EL (electroluminescence) demonstrated for porous silicon and silicon rich SiO2 films have provided exciting opportunities for the integration of optoelectronics and Si digital electronics. Recent work has suggested that the porous silicon luminescence results from either quantum size or surface state effects. In this report, we review PL demonstrated in the visible spectral range from quantum nanocrystals (QNC) formed from Si embedded in an SiO2 matrix. We used Raman scattering to estimate the QNC particle size and correlated the shift in the luminescence spectra to the observed change in the Raman spectra. The PL spectrum peak shifted from 7000 to 8000 Å as the average particle size increased from ∼50 to 70 Å, measured from Raman scattering. Further, High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy, HRTEM, and X-ray Diffraction, XRD, measurements confirmed the particle size range. PL lifetime measurements and excitation intensity studies are also presented. The stable nature of the QNC embedded in an insulating or semiconducting matrix offers further advances towards the integration of optoelectronics with Si devices.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 358: Symposium F – Microcrystalline and Nanocrystalline Semiconductors , 1994 , 187
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1995

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