Quantum size effect in silicon nanocrystals prepared by dc magnetron sputtering

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Bera, SK [1 ]
Chaudhuri, S
Bandyopadhyay, AK
Chakraborty, BR
Pal, AK
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[1] Indian Assoc Cultivat Sci, Dept Mat Sci, Kolkata 700032, W Bengal, India
[2] Natl Phys Lab, New Delhi 110012, India
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10.1088/0022-3727/34/3/304
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Silicon nanocrystals have been prepared in thin-film form by a de magnetron sputtering technique. The optical transmission, optical absorption, Raman effect and photoluminescence of the nanocrystals have been studied. The observed blueshift of the band gap due to a reduction in the crystallite size is correlated with the transmission electron microscopy observation. Raman spectra indicated the presence of a TO mode which showed redshift with the decrease in the size of the nanocrystallites.
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