[article]
| Titre : |
Single-step, rapid low-temperature synthesis of Si quantum dots embedded in an amorphous SiC matrix in high-density reactive plasmas |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Qijin Cheng, Auteur ; Shuyan Xu, Auteur ; Kostya (Ken) Ostrikov, Auteur |
| Article en page(s) : |
pp. 560-569 |
| Note générale : |
Métallurgie |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Mots-clés : |
Chemical vapor deposition Quantum dots Inductively coupled plasmas Solar cells |
| Index. décimale : |
669 Métallurgie |
| Résumé : |
A simple, effective and innovative approach based on low-pressure, thermally nonequilibrium, high-density inductively coupled plasmas is proposed to rapidly synthesize Si quantum dots (QDs) embedded in an amorphous SiC (a-SiC) matrix at a low substrate temperature and without any commonly used hydrogen dilution.
The experimental results clearly demonstrate that uniform crystalline Si QDs with a size of 3–4 nm embedded in the silicon-rich (carbon content up to 10.7at.%) a-SiC matrix can be formed from the reactive mixture of silane and methane gases, with high growth rates of not, vert, similar1.27–2.34 nm s−1 and at a low substrate temperature of 200°C.
The achievement of the high-rate growth of Si QDs embedded in the a-SiC without any commonly used hydrogen dilution is discussed based on the unique properties of the inductively coupled plasma-based process.
This work is particularly important for the development of the all-Si tandem cell-based third generation photovoltaic solar cells. |
| DEWEY : |
669 |
| ISSN : |
1359-6454 |
| En ligne : |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=PublicationURL&_tockey=%23TOC%235556%23 [...] |
in Acta materialia > Vol. 58 N° 2 (Janvier 2010) . - pp. 560-569
[article] Single-step, rapid low-temperature synthesis of Si quantum dots embedded in an amorphous SiC matrix in high-density reactive plasmas [texte imprimé] / Qijin Cheng, Auteur ; Shuyan Xu, Auteur ; Kostya (Ken) Ostrikov, Auteur . - pp. 560-569. Métallurgie Langues : Anglais ( eng) in Acta materialia > Vol. 58 N° 2 (Janvier 2010) . - pp. 560-569
| Mots-clés : |
Chemical vapor deposition Quantum dots Inductively coupled plasmas Solar cells |
| Index. décimale : |
669 Métallurgie |
| Résumé : |
A simple, effective and innovative approach based on low-pressure, thermally nonequilibrium, high-density inductively coupled plasmas is proposed to rapidly synthesize Si quantum dots (QDs) embedded in an amorphous SiC (a-SiC) matrix at a low substrate temperature and without any commonly used hydrogen dilution.
The experimental results clearly demonstrate that uniform crystalline Si QDs with a size of 3–4 nm embedded in the silicon-rich (carbon content up to 10.7at.%) a-SiC matrix can be formed from the reactive mixture of silane and methane gases, with high growth rates of not, vert, similar1.27–2.34 nm s−1 and at a low substrate temperature of 200°C.
The achievement of the high-rate growth of Si QDs embedded in the a-SiC without any commonly used hydrogen dilution is discussed based on the unique properties of the inductively coupled plasma-based process.
This work is particularly important for the development of the all-Si tandem cell-based third generation photovoltaic solar cells. |
| DEWEY : |
669 |
| ISSN : |
1359-6454 |
| En ligne : |
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=PublicationURL&_tockey=%23TOC%235556%23 [...] |
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