CdS & CdSe Nanocrystals Grown in Glass Nazanin Hosseinkhah 1382/3/12
In Atomic Scale: Electronic Properties Optical Properties Magnetic Properties Thermodynamic Properties
Three Stages of Nanocrystals: Decomposition Nucleation Growth at The Expense of Solved Matter Recondensation Growth
Techniques to Grow Semiconductor NC: Co-Sputtering Technique Ion Implantation Wet Chemistry The Melting
Radio-Frequency Magnetron Sputtering Advantages: 1 Inexpensive 2 Suitable Way for Growing Nanoparticles Mean Diameter of NC 4-6 nm High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTEM) Low Concentration Homogeneous Distribution High Concentration Columnar Structure
Low Con. 4.9nm High Con. 5.8nm
NO Sign of Quantized Energy Level !
Ion Implantation Advantages: 1 More Freedom From thermodynamical limitation 2 Extreme Chemical Purity 3 Compatibility With Planar Technology Disadvantage: 1 Damage The Lattice by Implantation Depth Implantation & Annealing Parameters Application Tunable Light Absorbers X-Ray Result Hexagonal,Wurtzite Structure
Ion Dose Control The Stoichiometry Energy Depth 10nm Particles
Different Ion Doses: T = Constant. D1 = 2.5 * 10^16 D2 = 5 * 10^16 D3 = 1 * 10^17 D3>D2>D1
Derivation of Absorbance:
Theoretical Background Solid-Phase (Glass) High Activation Energy for Nucleation & Diffusion Formation Limited by Homogeneous Nucleation (Thermodynamic Concentration Fluctuation of The Reactants) Delta G v Is Bulk Free Energy Per Unit Volume Is Phase Interaction Energy Per Unit Area
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