Composition and emission characterization and computational simulation of silicon rich oxide films obtained by LPCVD

Silicon rich oxide (SRO) is a silicon compatible material that could solve the light emission limitation inherent to bulk silicon. However, not many applications are yet reported, since still much research has to be done. In this paper, SRO superficial films were obtained by low pressure chemical va...

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Published in:Surface and interface analysis 2014-04, Vol.46 (4), p.216-223
Main Authors: Aceves-Mijares, M., Espinosa-Torres, N. D., Flores-Gracia, F., González-Fernández, A. A., López-Estopier, R., Román-López, S., Pedraza, G., Domínguez, C., Morales, A., Falcony, C.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Annealing
Computer simulation
DFT
electro and cathode luminescence
Emission
Fourier transforms
Infrared spectroscopy
Mathematical analysis
moieties
photo
Short range order
Silicon
SRO films
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Summary:Silicon rich oxide (SRO) is a silicon compatible material that could solve the light emission limitation inherent to bulk silicon. However, not many applications are yet reported, since still much research has to be done. In this paper, SRO superficial films were obtained by low pressure chemical vapor deposition. Structural and optical characterization was done by X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) corroborating that after annealing, the SiO and the Si2O phase clearly increases. Emission of SRO in the range between ultra violet and near‐infrared is determined by photo, electro and cathode luminescence. Assuming that emission is due to agglomerates of Si–O compounds, computational simulations of cyclic chains of SiO were done to calculate the FTIR spectra, emission and HOMO‐LUMO densities. It was found that emission of molecules with less than 10 silicon atoms is not likely to be present in the annealed films. However, for molecules with more than 13 silicon atoms, the emission extends to the visible and near infrared region. The calculated FTIR agrees with the experimental results. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISSN:0142-2421
1096-9918
DOI:10.1002/sia.5212