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Silicon nanocluster-sensitized emission from erbium: the role of stress in the formation of silicon nanoclusters

Silicon nanocluster-sensitized emission from erbium: the role of stress in the formation of silicon nanoclusters
Silicon nanocluster-sensitized emission from erbium: the role of stress in the formation of silicon nanoclusters
Erbium-doped silicon-rich silicon oxide films deposited by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition suffer from compressive stress as deposited, which converts to a large tensile stress on annealing due to the release of hydrogen. Although the cracking that results from this stress can be avoided by patterning the films into ridges, significant stress remains along the ridge axis. Measurements of erbium photoluminescence sensitized by silicon nanoclusters in stressed and relaxed films suggest an important role for internal film stresses in promoting the phase separation of excess silicon into nanoclusters, which has previously been thought of as a thermally driven process.
0021-8979
123108-[5pp.]
Ahmad, I.
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Ahmad, I., Temple, M.P., Kallis, A., Wojdak, M., Oton, C.J., Barbier, D., Saleh, H., Kenyon, A.J. and Loh, W.H. (2008) Silicon nanocluster-sensitized emission from erbium: the role of stress in the formation of silicon nanoclusters. Journal of Applied Physics, 104 (12), 123108-[5pp.]. (doi:10.1063/1.3050324).

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Erbium-doped silicon-rich silicon oxide films deposited by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition suffer from compressive stress as deposited, which converts to a large tensile stress on annealing due to the release of hydrogen. Although the cracking that results from this stress can be avoided by patterning the films into ridges, significant stress remains along the ridge axis. Measurements of erbium photoluminescence sensitized by silicon nanoclusters in stressed and relaxed films suggest an important role for internal film stresses in promoting the phase separation of excess silicon into nanoclusters, which has previously been thought of as a thermally driven process.

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Published date: 15 December 2008

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Local EPrints ID: 65820
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/65820
ISSN: 0021-8979
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Date deposited: 23 Mar 2009
Last modified: 13 Mar 2024 17:56

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Author: I. Ahmad
Author: M.P. Temple
Author: A. Kallis
Author: M. Wojdak
Author: C.J. Oton
Author: D. Barbier
Author: H. Saleh
Author: A.J. Kenyon
Author: W.H. Loh

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