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Optical Properties of Si Quantum Dots in Silica via an Implantation Mask

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Eric G. Barbagiovanni ,
Lyudmila V Goncharova ,
Peter J Simpson  and
Nathan Armstrong
Eric G. Barbagiovanni
Affiliation:
[email protected], University of Western Ontario, Physics and Astronomy, London, Canada
Lyudmila V Goncharova
Affiliation:
[email protected], University of Western Ontario, Physics and Astronomy, London, Canada
Peter J Simpson
Affiliation:
[email protected], University of Western Ontario, Physics and Astronomy, London, Canada
Nathan Armstrong
Affiliation:
[email protected], University of Western Ontario, Physics and Astronomy, London, Canada
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Abstract

We studied photoluminescent properties and luminescent decay dynamics in Si quantum dots (QDs) produced by Si implantation in SiO2, and their modification by the application of an implantation mask. Silicon quantum dots were prepared by ion implantation, followed by high temperature annealing leading to nanocrystal nucleation and growth. The mask was prepared by spin-coating silica microspheres to achieve laterally-selective implantation, to control QD size and separation. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images were obtained to verify the diameter of the quantum dots. We observe a noticeable peak shift and narrowing in the photoluminescence spectra with the application of the implantation mask. Observed maxima in the photoluminescence spectra are compared with a quantum field theoretical model using an infinite confining 1D potential for Si quantum dots. We comment on the role of excitation transfer by observing a change in the dispersion exponent of the luminescent decay dynamics due to the mask.

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luminescencenanostructureoptical properties
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1208: Symposium O – Excitons and Plasmon Resonances in Nanostructures II , 2009 , 1208-O07-05
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2010

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