Optimizing Silicon Oxide Embedded Silicon Nanocrystal Inter-particle Distances

Martijn van Sebille*, Jort Allebrandi, Jim Quik, René A C M M van Swaaij, Frans D. Tichelaar, Miro Zeman

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Abstract

We demonstrate an analytical method to optimize the stoichiometry and thickness of multilayer silicon oxide films in order to achieve the highest density of non-touching and closely spaced silicon nanocrystals after annealing. The probability of a nanocrystal nearest-neighbor distance within a limited range is calculated using the stoichiometry of the as-deposited film and the crystallinity of the annealed film as input parameters. Multiplying this probability with the nanocrystal density results in the density of non-touching and closely spaced silicon nanocrystals. This method can be used to estimate the best as-deposited stoichiometry in order to achieve optimal nanocrystal density and spacing after a subsequent annealing step.

Original languageEnglish
Article number355
Pages (from-to)1-7
Number of pages7
JournalNanoscale Research Letters
Volume11
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2016

Keywords

  • Inter-particle distance
  • Silicon nanocrystal
  • Silicon oxide
  • Spacing
  • Stoichiometry

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