Light emission from silicon nanocrystals embedded in ALD-alumina at low temperatures

I. Brunets; R.V.A. van Loon; R.J. Walters; A. Polman; A. Boogaard; Antonius A.I. Aarnink; Alexeij Y. Kovalgin; Robertus A.M. Wolters; J. Holleman; Jurriaan Schmitz

Light emission from silicon nanocrystals embedded in ALD-alumina at low temperatures

I. Brunets
, R.V.A. van Loon
, R.J. Walters
, A. Polman
, A. Boogaard
, Antonius A.I. Aarnink
, Alexeij Y. Kovalgin
, Robertus A.M. Wolters
, J. Holleman
, Jurriaan Schmitz

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Abstract

In this work, we realize light emitting functional multilayer (Al2O3 / Si-nanocrystals (Si-NC)) stacks at low temperatures (300-325 °C) by a combination of ALD and CVD techniques. The multilayer structure was obtained by a sequential deposition of a 20 nm-thick ALD Al2O3 film, followed by LPCVD of a Si-NC layer, without vacuum break. A high nanocrystal density was achieved through an enhanced nucleation rate by using trisilane (Si3H8, known as Silcore®) as precursors for LPCVD of Si-NC layers. The photoluminescence and electroluminescence of the functional multilayer stacks were measured. A decrease of the Si-NC deposition time (i.e. smaller size of Si-NC’s) provided a gradual shift of the photoluminescence peak to higher photon energies, indicating exciton confinement in the nanocrystals.

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Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 11th annual workshop on semiconductor advances for future electronics and sensors (SAFE 2008)
Place of Publication	Utrecht, The Netherlands
Publisher	STW
Pages	399-402
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Print)	978-90-73461-56-7
Publication status	Published - 27 Nov 2008
Event	11th Annual Workshop on Semiconductor Advances for Future Electronics and Sensors, SAFE 2008 - Veldhoven, Netherlands Duration: 27 Nov 2008 → 28 Nov 2008 Conference number: 11

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Publisher	Technology Foundation STW
Number	WoTUG-31

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Workshop	11th Annual Workshop on Semiconductor Advances for Future Electronics and Sensors, SAFE 2008
Abbreviated title	SAFE
Country/Territory	Netherlands
City	Veldhoven
Period	27/11/08 → 28/11/08

Keywords

SC-ICF: Integrated Circuit Fabrication
METIS-254994
IR-65213
EWI-14602

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Brunets, I., van Loon, R. V. A., Walters, R. J., Polman, A., Boogaard, A., Aarnink, A. A. I., Kovalgin, A. Y., Wolters, R. A. M., Holleman, J., & Schmitz, J. (2008). Light emission from silicon nanocrystals embedded in ALD-alumina at low temperatures. In Proceedings of the 11th annual workshop on semiconductor advances for future electronics and sensors (SAFE 2008) (pp. 399-402). STW.

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Brunets, I, van Loon, RVA, Walters, RJ, Polman, A, Boogaard, A, Aarnink, AAI , Kovalgin, AY, Wolters, RAM, Holleman, J & Schmitz, J 2008, Light emission from silicon nanocrystals embedded in ALD-alumina at low temperatures. in Proceedings of the 11th annual workshop on semiconductor advances for future electronics and sensors (SAFE 2008). STW, Utrecht, The Netherlands, pp. 399-402, 11th Annual Workshop on Semiconductor Advances for Future Electronics and Sensors, SAFE 2008, Veldhoven, Netherlands, 27/11/08.

Light emission from silicon nanocrystals embedded in ALD-alumina at low temperatures. / Brunets, I.; van Loon, R.V.A.; Walters, R.J. et al.
Proceedings of the 11th annual workshop on semiconductor advances for future electronics and sensors (SAFE 2008). Utrecht, The Netherlands: STW, 2008. p. 399-402.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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