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Thermally-Induced Structural Transformations on Polymorphous Silicon

Polymorphous Si is a nanostructured form of hydrogenated amorphous Si that contains a small fraction of Si nanocrystals or clusters. Its thermally induced transformations such as relaxation, dehydrogenation, and crystallization have been studied by calorimetry and evolved gas analysis as a complementary technique. The observed behavior has been compared to that of conventional hydrogenated amorphous Si and amorphous Si nanoparticles. In the temperature range of our experiments (650700 C), crystallization takes place at almost the same temperature in polymorphous and in amorphous Si. In contrast, dehydrogenation processes reflect the presence of different hydrogen states. The calorimetry and evolved gas analysis thermograms clearly show that polymorphous Si shares hydrogen states of both amorphous Si and Si nanoparticles. Finally, the total energy of the main SiH group present in polymorphous Si has been quantified

© Journal of Materials Research, 2005, vol. 20, núm. 9, p. 2562-2567

Materials Research Society

Autor: Rath, Chandana
Farjas Silva, Jordi
Roura Grabulosa, Pere
Kail, Fatiha
Roca i Cabarrocas, Pere
Bertrán Serra, Enric
Data: 2005
Resum: Polymorphous Si is a nanostructured form of hydrogenated amorphous Si that contains a small fraction of Si nanocrystals or clusters. Its thermally induced transformations such as relaxation, dehydrogenation, and crystallization have been studied by calorimetry and evolved gas analysis as a complementary technique. The observed behavior has been compared to that of conventional hydrogenated amorphous Si and amorphous Si nanoparticles. In the temperature range of our experiments (650700 C), crystallization takes place at almost the same temperature in polymorphous and in amorphous Si. In contrast, dehydrogenation processes reflect the presence of different hydrogen states. The calorimetry and evolved gas analysis thermograms clearly show that polymorphous Si shares hydrogen states of both amorphous Si and Si nanoparticles. Finally, the total energy of the main SiH group present in polymorphous Si has been quantified
Format: application/pdf
ISSN: 0884-2914 (versió paper)
2044-5326 (versió electrònica)
Accés al document: http://hdl.handle.net/10256/8577
Llenguatge: eng
Editor: Materials Research Society
Col·lecció: Reproducció digital del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/JMR.2005.0322
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És part de: © Journal of Materials Research, 2005, vol. 20, núm. 9, p. 2562-2567
Drets: Tots els drets reservats
Matèria: Silici
Silicon
Calorimetria
Calorimetry
Nanopartícules
Nanoparticles
Títol: Thermally-Induced Structural Transformations on Polymorphous Silicon
Tipus: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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