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- 1. Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 073507 (2007) , “Fermi-level pinning at polycrystalline silicon-HfO2 interface as a source of drain and gate current 1/f noise”, P. Magnone, F. Crupi, L. Pantisano, and C. PaceThe impact of a submonolayer of HfO2 sandwiched between the SiON gate dielectric and the polycrystalline silicon layer on the low frequency noise of a n-channel metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor is investigated. Fermi-level pinning at polycrystalline... (Read more)
- 2. Phys. Rev. B 75, 144404 (2007) , “Ferromagnetism in Fe-doped ZnO nanocrystals: Experiment and theory”, Debjani Karmakar, S. K. Mandal, R. M. Kadam, P. L. Paulose, A. K. Rajarajan, T. K. Nath, A. K. Das, I. Dasgupta, and G. P. DasFe-doped ZnO nanocrystals are successfully synthesized and structurally characterized by using x-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. Magnetization measurements on the same system reveal a ferromagnetic to paramagnetic transition temperature above 450 K with a low-temperature... (Read more)
- 3. Phys. Rev. B 75, 144108 (2007) , “Interaction mechanism between edge dislocations and asymmetrical tilt grain boundaries investigated via quasicontinuum simulations”, T. Shimokawa, T. Kinari, and S. ShintakuThe interactions between edge dislocations and grain boundaries—dislocation pileup, dislocation absorption, and dislocation transmission—are studied by performing quasicontinuum simulations. The 112 asymmetrical tilt grain boundaries with different misorientation angles are used. The... (Read more)
- 4. Phys. Rev. B 75, 085423 (2007) , “Room-temperature atmospheric oxidation of Si nanocrystals after HF etching”, X. D. Pi, L. Mangolini, S. A. Campbell, and U. KortshagenThe effect of HF etching of the silicon oxide shell covering the surface of Si nanocrystals (NCs) on the subsequent room-temperature atmospheric oxidation of Si-NCs has been investigated by means of photoluminescence measurements, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and electron paramagnetic... (Read more)
- 5. Phys. Rev. B 75, 075304 (2007) , “Damage evolution in low-energy ion implanted silicon”, R. Karmouch, Y. Anahory, J.-F. Mercure, D. Bouilly, M. Chicoine, G. Bentoumi, R. Leonelli, Y. Q. Wang, and F. SchiettekatteThe annealing of damage generated by low-energy ion implantation in polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) and amorphous silicon (a-Si) is compared. The rate of heat release between implantation temperature and 350–500 °C for Si implanted in both materials and for different ions implanted in... (Read more)
- 6. Phys. Rev. B 75, 035211 (2007) , “Self- and foreign-atom diffusion in semiconductor isotope heterostructures. II. Experimental results for silicon”, H. Bracht, H. H. Silvestri, I. D. Sharp, and E. E. HallerWe report the diffusion of boron, arsenic, and phosphorus in silicon isotope multilayer structures at temperatures between 850 °C and 1100 °C. The diffusion of all dopants and self-atoms at a given temperature is modeled with the same setting of all native-point-defect-related parameters.... (Read more)
- 7. Phys. Rev. B 75, 033303 (2007) , “Excitons in silicon nanocrystallites: The nature of luminescence”, Eleonora Luppi, Federico Iori, Rita Magri, Olivia Pulci, Stefano Ossicini, Elena Degoli, and Valerio OlevanoThe absorption and emission spectra of silicon nanocrystals up to 1 nm diameter have been calculated within a first-principles framework. Our calculations include geometry optimization and the many-body effects induced by the creation of an electron-hole pair. Starting from hydrogenated silicon... (Read more)
- 8. Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 186804 (2007) , “Room-Temperature Electron Spin Dynamics in Free-Standing ZnO Quantum Dots”, William K. Liu, Kelly M. Whitaker, Alyssa L. Smith, Kevin R. Kittilstved, Bruce H. Robinson, and Daniel R. GamelinConduction band electrons in colloidal ZnO quantum dots have been prepared photochemically and examined by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. Nanocrystals of 4.6 nm diameter containing single S-shell conduction band electrons have g*=1.962 and a room-temperature... (Read more)
- 9. Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 095901 (2007) , “Experimental Evidence of the Vacancy-Mediated Silicon Self-Diffusion in Single-Crystalline Silicon”, Yasuo Shimizu, Masashi Uematsu, and Kohei M. ItohWe have determined silicon self-diffusivity at temperatures 735–875 °C based on the Raman shift of longitudinal optical phonon frequencies of diffusion annealed 28Si/30Si isotope superlattices. The activation enthalpy of 3.6 eV is obtained in such low temperature... (Read more)
- 10. Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 142909 (2006) , “Fluorine passivation in poly-Si/TaN/HfO2 through ion implantation”, M. H. Zhang, F. Zhu, T. Lee, H. S. Kim, I. J. Ok, G. Thareja, L. Yu, and Jack C. LeeFluorine (F) passivation in poly-Si/TaN/HfO2/p-Si gate stacks through gate ion implantation has been studied. It has been found that when the TaN thickness was less than 15 nm, the mobility and subthreshold swing improved significantly in HfO2 n-channel... (Read more)
- 11. Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 082510 (2006) , “Observation and manipulation of paramagnetic oxygen vacancies in Co-doped TiO2 nanocrystals”, Dengyu Pan, Guoliang Xu, Liya Lv, Yuan Yong, Xiuwei Wang, Jianguo Wan, Guanghou Wang, and Yunxia SuiElectron paramagnetic resonance measurements were presented to investigate paramagnetic oxygen vacancies (F+ centers) in Co-doped TiO2 nanocrystals. Surface and interior F+ centers were manipulated by washing or/and annealing. Anisotropic surface... (Read more)
- 12. Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 061103 (2006) , “Field induced photoluminescence quenching and enhancement of CdSe nanocrystals embedded in SiO2”, A. W. Achtstein, H. Karl, and B. StritzkerThe authors describe the operation of an electro-optical photoluminescence quenching device based on CdSe nanoclusters formed using sequential ion implantation of Cd+ and Se+ in thermally grown SiO2 on silicon. A sample geometry consisting of a semitransparent gold... (Read more)
- 13. Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 042102 (2006) , “Metal precipitation at grain boundaries in silicon: Dependence on grain boundary character and dislocation decoration”, T. Buonassisi, A. A. Istratov, M. D. Pickett, M. A. Marcus, T. F. Ciszek, and E. R. WeberSynchrotron-based analytical microprobe techniques, electron backscatter diffraction, and defect etching are combined to determine the dependence of metal silicide precipitate formation on grain boundary character and microstructure in multicrystalline silicon (mc-Si). Metal silicide precipitate... (Read more)
- 14. Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 041918 (2006) , “Detection and mobility of hafnium in SiO2”, Dmitri O. Klenov, Thomas E. Mates, and Susanne StemmerHigh-angle annular dark-field imaging in scanning transmission electron microscopy and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy were used to investigate thermal SiO2 layers doped with Hf by ion implantation. Hf was mobile under the focused electron beam in the as-implanted samples. After... (Read more)
- 15. Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 031902 (2006) , “Anti-Stokes photoluminescence in ZnO microcrystal”, Weitao Cao, Weimin Du, Fuhai Su, and Guohua LiLow temperature (10 K) strong anti-Stokes photoluminescence (ASPL) of ZnO microcrystal excited by low power cw 532 nm laser is reported here. Energy upconversion of 1.1 eV is obtained in our experiment with no conventional nonlinear effect. Through the study of the normal photoluminescence and... (Read more)
- 16. Appl. Phys. Lett. 89, 013508 (2006) , “Carrier trap passivation in multicrystalline Si solar cells by hydrogen from SiNx:H layers”, H. F. W. Dekkers, L. Carnel, and G. BeaucarneHydrogenation by high temperature rapid annealing of SiNx:H is found to be very effective on the defects responsible for the carrier trapping effect in multicrystalline silicon. The passivation effect is reversible and is annihilated by a long thermal annealing. As for the... (Read more)
- 17. Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 162107 (2006) , “Physical origin of threshold voltage problems in polycrystalline silicon/HfO2 gate stacks”, Dae Yeon Kim, Joongoo Kang, and K. J. ChangBased on theoretical calculations, we find that at p+ polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si)/HfO2 gates, Si interstitials are easily migrated from the electrode, forming HfSi bonds with a charge transfer to the electrode, and the resulting interface dipole raises the Fermi level... (Read more)
- 18. J. Appl. Phys. 100, 124315 (2006) , “Magnetic resonance study of Ni nanoparticles in single-walled carbon nanotube bundles”, A. A. Konchits, F. V. Motsnyi, Yu. N. Petrov, S. P. Kolesnik, V. S. Yefanov, M. L. Terranova, E. Tamburri, S. Orlanducci, V. Sessa, and M. RossiWe present a detailed study of the electron magnetic resonance (EMR) properties of Ni nanoparticles (NPs) placed in the bundles of single-walled carbon nanotubes produced by arc discharge with Ni catalyst. The behavior of EMR signals has been investigated in the 10–300 K temperature range for... (Read more)
- 19. J. Appl. Phys. 100, 114303 (2006) , “Influence of paramagnetic defects on multicolored luminescence from nanocrystalline silicon”, Keisuke Sato and Kenji HirakuriWe report on the correlation between paramagnetic defects and the luminescent properties of nanocrystalline silicon (nc-Si) using electron spin resonance (ESR) and photoluminescence measurements. Nanocrystalline silicon having particle sizes from 1.9 to 3.0 nm exhibited continuous luminescence... (Read more)
- 20. J. Appl. Phys. 100, 034509 (2006) , “Vacancy-impurity complexes in polycrystalline Si used as gate electrodes of HfSiON-based metal-oxide-semiconductors probed using monoenergetic positron beams”, A. Uedono, K. Ikeuchi, T. Otsuka, K. Yamabe, K. Eguchi, M. Takayanagi, S. Ishibashi, T. Ohdaira, M. Muramatsu, and R. SuzukiVacancy-impurity complexes in polycrystalline Si (poly-Si) used as a gate electrode of the metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) were probed using monoenergetic positron beams. Doppler broadening spectra of the annihilation radiation and the positron lifetimes were measured for... (Read more)
- 21. J. Appl. Phys. 99, 103502 (2006) , “Correlation of Mn local structure and photoluminescence from CdS:Mn nanoparticles”, Huijuan Zhou, Detlev M. Hofmann, Helder R. Alves, and Bruno K. MeyerThe structure and luminescence properties of Mn2+ in CdS nanoparticles are studied. Electron paramagnetic resonance measurements show the existence of three distinct Mn2+ centers with different local structures in CdS nanocrystals: Mn ions substitutionally incorporated on Cd... (Read more)
- 22. J. Appl. Phys. 99, 064501 (2006) , “Effects of x-ray irradiation on polycrystalline silicon, thin-film transistors”, Yixin Li, Larry E. Antonuk, Youcef El-Mohri, Qihua Zhao, Hong Du, Amit Sawant, and Yi WangThe effects of x-ray irradiation on the transfer and noise characteristics of excimer-laser-annealed polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) thin-film transistors (TFTs) have been examined at dose levels up to 1000 Gy. Parameters including mobility, threshold voltage, subthreshold swing, and leakage... (Read more)
- 23. J. Appl. Phys. 99, 053502 (2006) , “Spectroscopic analysis of defects in chlorine doped polycrystalline CdTe”, V. Consonni, G. Feuillet, and S. RenetThe effects of Cl doping of thick polycrystalline CdTe layers grown by close space sublimation on their crystalline structure and the compensation and passivation processes have been investigated. From an extensive low temperature photoluminescence study, it is shown that, in polycrystalline... (Read more)
- 24. Phys. Rev. B 74, 235434 (2006) , “Transport properties of n-type ultrananocrystalline diamond films”, I. S. Beloborodov, P. Zapol, D. M. Gruen, and L. A. CurtissWe investigate transport properties of ultrananocrystalline diamond films for a broad range of temperatures. Addition of nitrogen during plasma-assisted growth increases the conductivity of ultrananocrystalline diamond films by several orders of magnitude. We show that films produced at low... (Read more)
- 25. Phys. Rev. B 74, 174115 (2006) , “Modeling of damage generation mechanisms in silicon at energies below the displacement threshold”, Iván Santos, Luis A. Marqués, and Lourdes PelazWe have used molecular dynamics simulation techniques to study the generation of damage in Si within the low-energy deposition regime. We have demonstrated that energy transfers below the displacement threshold can produce a significant amount of damage, usually neglected in traditional radiation... (Read more)
- 26. Phys. Rev. B 74, 045204 (2006) , “Donor-acceptor pairs in the confined structure of ZnO nanocrystals”, Serguei B. Orlinskii, Hubert Blok, and Jan SchmidtThe electron paramagnetic resonance signal of an exchange-coupled pair consisting of a shallow interstitial Li donor and a deep Na-related acceptor has been identified in ZnO nanocrystals with radii smaller than 1.5 nm. From electron nuclear double resonance experiments it is concluded that the... (Read more)
- 27. Phys. Rev. B 73, 195204 (2006) , “Hydrogen migration in single crystal and polycrystalline zinc oxide”, N. H. NickelHydrogen diffusion in single crystal and polycrystalline zinc oxide was investigated by deuterium diffusion and hydrogen effusion experiments. Deuterium concentration depth profiles were measured as a function of the passivation temperature, while in H effusion experiments the molecular hydrogen... (Read more)
- 28. Phys. Rev. B 73, 184105 (2006) , “Iron-oxygen vacancy defect association in polycrystalline iron-modified PbZrO3 antiferroelectrics: Multifrequency electron paramagnetic resonance and Newman superposition model analysis”, Hrvoje Metri, Rüdiger-A. Eichel, Klaus-Peter Dinse, Andrew Ozarowski, Johan van Tol, Louis Claude Brunel, Hans Kungl, Michael J. Hoffmann, Kristin A. Schönau, Michael Knapp, and Hartmut FuessBy utilizing multifrequency electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy, the iron functional center in Fe3+-modified polycrystalline lead zirconate (PbZrO3) was studied. The single phase polycrystalline sample remained orthorhombic and antiferroelectric down to 20 K as... (Read more)
- 29. Appl. Phys. Lett. 87, 223111 (2005) , “Time-resolved photoluminescence from ZnO nanostructures”, W. M. Kwok, A. B. Djuri?i?, Y. H. Leung, W. K. Chan, D. L. PhillipsDifferent ZnO nanostructures (tetrapods, shells, rods, and highly faceted rods) were characterized by photoluminescence (PL) and time-resolved PL measurements. It was found that different nanostructures exhibit very different optical properties in terms of defect emission and decay times of the... (Read more)
- 30. Chem. Phys. Lett. 415, 337 (2005) , “No ferromagnetism in Mn doped ZnO semiconductors”, J. Alaria, P. Turek, M. Bernard, M. Bouloudenine, A. Berbadj, N. Brihi, G. Schmerber, S. Colis , A. DiniaPolycrystalline Zn1 − xMnxO was synthesized by co-precipitation method with xvarying between 0.01 and 0.10. Although X-ray diffraction patterns show a typical würtzite structure with no additional peaks for all samples, Raman spectroscopy indicates the appearance of an additional mode in... (Read more)
- 31. Mater. Sci. Eng. C 25, 614-617 (2005) , “Incorporation of cobalt into ZnO nanoclusters”, Igor Ozerov, Françoise Chabre and Wladimir MarineThe structural, optical and magnetic properties of nanostructured ZnO films co-doped with cobalt and aluminium have been studied. The nanocrystalline films, with cluster sizes in range 50–100 nm, were deposited by pulsed laser ablation in a mixed atmosphere of oxygen and helium. The... (Read more)
- 32. Appl. Phys. Lett. 85, 1601 (2004) , “Different origins of visible luminescence in ZnO nanostructures fabricated by the chemical and evaporation methods”, D. Li, Y. H. Leung, A. B. Djurisic, Z. T. Liu, M. H. Xie, S. L. Shi, S. J. Xu, W. K. ChanWe prepared ZnO nanostructures using chemical and thermal evaporation methods. The properties of the fabricated nanostructures were studied using scanning electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, photoluminescence, and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. It was found that the... (Read more)
- 33. Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 2635 (2004) , “Visible photoluminescence in ZnO tetrapod and multipod structures”, Aleksandra B. Djurisic, Yu Hang Leung, Wallace C. H. Choy, Kok Wai Cheah, Wai Kin ChanThe properties of ZnO tetrapod and multipod structures were investigated using scanning electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, photoluminescence (PL), and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. While there is relationship between g = 1.96 EPR and green PL in some of the samples,... (Read more)
- 34. Mater. Sci. Eng. A 375-377, 620-624 (2004) , “Evolution of the microstructure of disperse ZnO powders obtained by the freeze-drying method”, Z. V. Marinkovic, O. Milosevic, M. V. Nikolic, M. G. Kakazey, M. V. Karpec, T. V. Tomila , M. M. RisticFreeze-drying, as a cryochemical powder processing method is applied in the synthesis of ZnO submicrometer to nanosized powders. The process involves rapid freezing of the sprayed precursor solution, drying under vacuum by sublimation of the solvent and salt decomposition to oxide by thermal... (Read more)
- 35. Micro. Eng. 66, 59-64 (2003) , “Magnetic resonance studies on ZnO nanocrystals”, H. Zhou, A. Hofstaetter, D. M. Hofmann and B. K. MeyerZnO nanocrystals with diameters ranging from 4 to 50 nm were prepared via a wet chemical method and post-growth annealing treatments. The electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectra of the nanocrystals show the resonance of electron centers with g-value close to that of the shallow donors in bulk... (Read more)
- 36. Mater. Sci. Eng. A 332, 356-361 (2002) , “The preparation and characterization of ZnO ultrafine particles”, Liqiang Jing, Zili Xu, Jing Shang, Xiaojun Sun, Weimin Cai and Haichen GuoIn this paper, ZnO ultrafine particles (UFPs) were prepared by the thermal decomposition method of the precursor, zinc carbonate hydroxide. The structure and properties of the as-prepared ZnO UFPs were studied using TEM, XRD, BET, SPS, ESR, Raman, XPS and UV–Vis absorption spectroscopy. It... (Read more)
- 37. Appl. Surf. Sci. 180, 308-314 (2001) , “The surface properties and photocatalytic activities of ZnO ultrafine particles”, Liqiang Jing, Zili Xu, Xiaojun Sun, Jing Shang and Weimin CaiWe prepared ZnO ultrafine particles (UFPs) by thermal decomposition of the precursor zinc carbonate hydroxide. The surface properties of the as-prepared particles were studied using TEM, XRD, BET, SPS, EPR, IR, and XPS. The surface contains active species such as oxygen deficiencies and hydroxyl... (Read more)
- 38. Phys. Rev. B 64, 115308 (2001) , “Experimental Investigation of Band Structure Modification in Silicon Nanocrystals”, B. J. Pawlak, T. Gregorkiewicz, C. A. J. Ammerlaan, W. Takkenberg, F. D. Tichelaar, P. F. A. Alkemade.Experimental studies of size-related effects in silicon nanocrystals are reported. We present investigations carried out on nanocrystals prepared from single-crystal Si:P wafer by ball milling. The average final grain dimension varied depending on the way of preparation in the range between 70 and... (Read more)
- 39. Appl. Catalysis A 178, 167-176 (1999) , “Reactivity for isomerization of 1-butene on the mixed MoO3–ZnO oxide catalyst”, Kentaro Nakamura, Kazuo Eda, Sadao Hasegawa , Noriyuki SotaniThe mixed MoO3–ZnO catalyst was expected to reveal the new function as a catalyst. The catalyst was characterized by XRD, ESR, XANES and so on. We found that the MoO3–ZnO catalyst was effective for isomerization and metathesis of 1-butene. The defects with the anion vacancy were formed... (Read more)
- 40. Appl. Surf. Sci. 147, 85-93 (1999) , “Influence of trivalent metal ions on the surface structure of a copper-based catalyst for methanol synthesis”, Hong-Bo Chen, Dai-Wei Liao, La-Jia Yu, Yi-Ji Lin, Jun Yi, Hong-Bin Zhang and Khi-Rui TsaiThe method of doping trivalent metal ions into a copper-based catalyst for methanol synthesis is effective in modifying the surface structure of the catalyst. The promotion effect and its relation to catalytic activity for hydrogenation of CO to methanol after doping with trivalent metal ions such... (Read more)
- 41. Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 38, L113 (1999) , “Yellow Emission from Zinc Oxide giving an Electron Spin Resonance Signal at g=1.96”, Naoki Ohashi, Tomokazu Nakata, Takashi Sekiguchi, Hideo Hosono, Masafumi Mizuguchi, Takaaki Tsurumi, Junzo Tanaka, Hajime HanedaZnO polycrystals doped with Li, Cu or Al were prepared by solid-state reactions and their cathodoluminescence (CL) and electron spin resonance (ESR) spectra were measured. A strong yellow emission centered at 2.0 eV was observed for the Al-doped specimen and its intensity was higher than that of... (Read more)
- 42. Mater. Lett. 33, 247-250 (1998) , “Electron spin resonance properties of ZnO microcrystallites”, Baolong Yu, Congshan Zhu, Fuxi Gan , Yabin HuangThe preparation of ZnO microcrystallites using a microemulsion method and their electron spin resonance (ESR) properties are reported for the first time. It was found that the ZnO microcrystallite exhibits an ESR signal at room temperature, in contrast to that of bulk ZnO. The results confirmed that... (Read more)
- 43. Appl. Phys. Lett. 68, 403 (1996) , “Correlation between photoluminescence and oxygen vacancies in ZnO phosphors”, K. Vanheusden, C. H. Seager, W. L. Warren, D. R. Tallant, and J. A. VoigtBy combining electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), optical absorption, and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy, a strong correlation is observed between the green 510 nm emission, the free-carrier concentration, and the density of singly ionized oxygen vacancies in commercial ZnO phosphor powders.... (Read more)
- 44. J. Vac. Sci. Technol. 9, 87-90 (1972) , “Properties of ZnO Films Prepared by dc and rf Diode Sputtering”, J. VuillodA brief description of the dc and rf diode sputtering unit is first presented. The study of properties of the films is reviewed taking into consideration two main parameters, oxygen partial pressure and substrate temperature. Reflection electron diffraction and x-ray diffraction studies show that... (Read more)
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