Synthesis of quantum nanostructures composed of monodispersed silicon nanoparticles and indium oxide thin films using pulsed laser ablation

Nobuyasu Suzuki; Yuka Yamada; Toshiharu Makino; Takehito Yoshida; Takafumi Seto

doi:10.1117/12.459730

18 March 2002 Synthesis of quantum nanostructures composed of monodispersed silicon nanoparticles and indium oxide thin films using pulsed laser ablation

Nobuyasu Suzuki, Yuka Yamada, Toshiharu Makino, Takehito Yoshida, Takafumi Seto

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Proceedings Volume 4636, Nanoscience Using Laser-Solid Interactions; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459730
Event: High-Power Lasers and Applications, 2002, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

We have developed a novel codeposition process system for producing quantum nanostructures composed of monodispersed silicon (Si) nanoparticles and indium oxide (In₂O₃) thin films. The codeposition process system consists of a chamber for the formation of nanoparticles by pulsed laser ablation (PLA) using a Nd: YAG SHG laser beam in inert background gas, a low-pressure differential mobility analyzer (LP-DMA) for classifying Si nanoparticles, and a chamber for the deposition of Si nanoparticles and In₂O₃ thin films. The classified Si nanoparticles have sharp size distribution of which the geometrical standard deviation is 1.2; thus, we call the classified Si nanoparticles monodispersed. The monodispersed Si nanoparticles were deposited onto a substrate and In₂O₃ was codeposited by PLA using an ArF excimer laser beam in the deposition chamber. By controlling background gas pressures in PLA and gas flow rates in LP-DMA, the codeposition of monodispersed Si nanoparticles and In₂O₃ thin films was realized. Evaluation of the nanostructures was carried out using a high-resolution transmission electron microscope. From observation of the nanostructures by energy dispersive spectroscopy, we found that silicon, indium and oxygen were deposited homogeneously. Furthermore, we attempted to modify the surface of monodispersed Si nanoparticles by introducing oxygen gas in the deposition chamber.

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Nobuyasu Suzuki, Yuka Yamada, Toshiharu Makino, Takehito Yoshida, and Takafumi Seto "Synthesis of quantum nanostructures composed of monodispersed silicon nanoparticles and indium oxide thin films using pulsed laser ablation", Proc. SPIE 4636, Nanoscience Using Laser-Solid Interactions, (18 March 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459730

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