Visible light emission from SiOx films synthesized by laser ablation

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Makimura, T
Kunii, Y
Ono, N
Murakami, K
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JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS & EXPRESS LETTERS | 1996年 / 35卷 / 12B期
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visible light emission; nanometer-sized Si particle; laser ablation; SiOx; photoluminescence; laser plasma soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy;
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10.1143/JJAP.35.L1703
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O59 [应用物理学];
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We have developed a method for synthesizing SiOx films with visible light emission, applying a laser ablation technique. The films were formed by depositing laser-ablated silicon particles in oxygen gas diluted with helium gas. Soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy revealed that the composition of the film is controlled by the total pressure of the gas. Films with particular composition exhibit intense red photoluminescence with a peak below 1.5 eV after annealing in argon gas at 1000 degrees C. In addition to this, most of the films exhibit 2.2-eV photoluminescence after annealing at 500 degrees C. On the basis of these results, the origin of the photoluminescence is discussed.
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页码:L1703 / L1705
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