Optical and structural properties of Si nanocrystals (Si-nc) in silica films are described. For
the SiO x (x< 2) films annealed above 1000° C, the Raman signal of Si-nc and the …

Photonics is a key technology of this century. The combination of photonics and silicon
technology is of great importance because of the potentiality of coupling electronics and …

High-temperature anneals of nonstoichiometric Si oxide (SiOx, x< 2) films induce phase
separation in them, with the formation of composite structures containing amorphous or …

Si nanocrystals (NCs) are often prepared by thermal annealing of multiple stacks of
alternating sub-stoichiometric SiO x and SiO2 nanolayers. It is frequently claimed that in …

Boron (B) and phosphorous (P) co-doped colloidal silicon nanocrystals (Si NCs) have
unique size-dependent optical properties, which lead to potential applications in …

Phase separation in silicon-rich silica/silica multilayers was investigated using Atom Probe
Tomography and Atomistic Kinetic Monte Carlo simulation. It is shown that the thickness of …

A comparative study of the processes of metal-stimulated formation of silicon nanocrystals in
SiO x–Sm structures was carried out. Samples with identical oxide matrix stoichiometry and …

Raman spectroscopy/mapping is used to investigate the variation of Si phonon
wavenumbers, ie, lower wavenumber (LW~ 495–510 cm− 1) and higher wavenumber (HW …

Structural, chemical, and luminescence properties of Pr 3+-doped HfSiO x layers fabricated
by radio-frequency magnetron sputtering were examined as a function of annealing …

In this study, silicon rich silicon oxynitride layers containing more than 15% nitrogen were
deposited by electron cyclotron resonance assisted plasma enhanced vapor deposition in …