Thermodynamic analysis of Si doping in GaN

Equilibrium calculations of Si-doping in GaN are investigated using the Gemini code. The method of the calculation is based on the minimisation of the Gibbs free energy. Experimental growth conditions are used for the calculation. The variables are the amount of the dopant and the temperature. The results show the formation of a solid Si₃N₄ compound with a certain quantity of the input SiH₄, that is the silicon precursor in our MOVPE system. Si₃N₄ formation can explain the limitation of Si incorporation and the surface roughening as revealed by MOVPE Si doped layers.     

Tb掺杂Si纳米线的光致发光特性

以金属Au-Al为催化剂,在温度为1 100 ℃,N₂气流量为1 500 sccm、生长时间为30 min,从Si(100)衬底上直接生长了直径约为50～120 nm、长度为数百纳米的高密度、大面积的Si纳米线。然后,利用Tb₂O₃在不同温度(1 000～1 200 ℃)、掺杂时间(30～90 min)和N₂气流量(0～1 000 sccm)等工艺条件下对Si纳米线进行了Tb掺杂。最后,对Si(100)衬底进行了Tb掺杂对比。室温下,利用荧光分光光度计(Hitachi F-4600) 测试了Tb掺杂Si纳米线的光致发光特性。实验研究了不同掺杂工艺参数(温度、时间和N₂气流量)对Tb3+绿光发射的影响。根据Tb3+能级结构和跃迁特性对样品的发射光谱进行了分析。结果表明,在温度为1 100 ℃,N₂气流量为1 500 sccm、时间为30 min等条件下制备的Si纳米线为掺杂基质,Tb掺杂温度为1 100 ℃,N₂气流量为1 000 sccm、光激发波长为243 nm时,获得了最强荧光发射,其波长为554 nm(5D₄→7F₅),同时还出现强度相对较弱的494 nm(5D₄→7F₆),593 nm(5D₄→7F₄)和628 nm(5D₄→7F₃)三条谱带。Tb掺杂的体Si衬底在波长554 nm处仅有极其微弱的光致发光峰。     

Finsler geometry of topological singularities for multi‐valued fields: Applications to continuum theory of defects

Topological singularity in a continuum theory of defects and a quantum field theory is studied from a viewpoint of differential geometry. The integrability conditions of singularity (Clairaut‐Schwarz‐Young theorem) are expressed by a torsion tensor and a curvature tensor when a Finslerian intrinsic parallelism holds for the multi‐valued function. In the context of the quantum field theory, the singularity called an extended object is expressed by the torsion when the intrinsic parallelism is related to the spontaneous breakdown of symmetry. In the continuum theory of defects, the path‐dependency of point and line defects within a crystal is interpreted by the non‐vanishing condition of torsion tensor in a non‐Riemannian space osculated from the Finsler space, and the domain is not simply connected. On the other hand, for the rotational singularity, an energy integral (J‐integral) around a disclination field is path‐independent when a nonlinear connection is single‐valued. This means that the topological expression for the sole defect (Gauss‐Bonnet theorem with genus ) is understood by the integrability of nonlinear connection.

     

原子的吸收光谱和发射光谱的演示

介绍了利用光学多道分析仪和投影仪在课堂上实时演示原子的吸收光谱和发射光谱的实验方法。     

Conductance asymmetry of a slot gate Si‐MOSFET in a strong parallel magnetic field

We report measurements on a Si‐MOSFET sample with a slot in the upper gate, allowing for different electron densities n_1,2 across the slot. The dynamic longitudinal resistance was measured by the standard lock‐in technique, while maintaining a large DC current through the source‐drain channel. We find that the conductance of the sample in a strong parallel magnetic field is asymmetric with respect to the DC current direction. This asymmetry increases with magnetic field. The results are interpreted in terms of electron spin accumulation or depletion near the slot.     

Si(001)衬底上闪锌矿ZnO的制备与分析

采用分子束外延方法在室温下于Si(001)表面上生长ZnO材料。实验发现:样品为闪锌矿和六角结构的ZnO混合多晶薄膜,其表面分布着一系列具一定取向的近似长方形的纳米台柱结构。在不同参数的高温退火后,这些梯形台柱将变小,形成梯形纳米环,或分解为较小的纳米柱及其团簇结构等。分析表明:ZnO混合多晶薄膜的形成,以及表面纳米台柱的演变,与Si(001)衬底、较低温的生长温度及热效应等因素相关联。     

环境友好半导体Mg2Si薄膜的研究进展

介绍了近年来Mg2Si薄膜的研究进展。从Mg2Si材料的晶体结构出发,重点对Mg2Si薄膜的基本性质、制备方法和应用前景进行了论述。研究表明,Mg2Si是一种窄带隙间接半导体材料,在光电和热电领域都具有较好的应用价值,因其兼具了组成元素地层含量丰富、无毒、无污染等优点,被视为是一种新型的环境友好半导体材料。在Mg2Si薄膜的外延生长技术方面,目前比较成熟的方法有分子束外延、脉冲激光沉积、反应扩散等多种,但普遍存在制备条件较苛刻,成膜质量不高等缺点。最后,对目前存在的问题及未来的研究动向做了简要讨论。     

Preparation of thin Si:H films in an inductively coupled plasma reactor and analysis of their surface roughness

An important concern in the deposition of Si:H films is to obtain smooth surfaces. Herein, we deposit the thin Si:H films using Ar-diluted SiH₄ as feedstock gas in an inductively coupled plasma reactor. And we carry a real-time monitor on the deposition process by using optical emission spectrum technology in the vicinity of substrate and diagnose the Ar plasma radial distribution by Langmuir probe. Surface detecting by AFM and surface profilometry in large scale shows that the thin Si:H films have small surface roughness. Distributions of both the ion density and the electron temperature are homogeneous at h = 0.5 cm. Based on these experimental results, it can be proposed inductively coupled plasma reactor is fit to deposit the thin film in large scale. Also, Ar can affect the reaction process and improve the thin Si:H films characteristics.     

Formation of copper islands on a native SiO2 surface at elevated temperatures

A combination of in situ X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis and ex situ scanning electron- and atomic force microscopy has been used to study the formation of copper islands upon Cu deposition at elevated temperatures as a basis for the guided growth of copper islands. Two different temperature regions have been found: (I) up to 250 °C only close packed islands are formed due to low diffusion length of copper atoms on the surface. The SiO₂ film acts as a barrier protecting the silicon substrate from diffusion of Cu atoms from oxide surface. (II) The deposition at temperatures above 300 °C leads to the formation of separate islands which are (primarily at higher temperatures) crystalline. At these temperatures, copper atoms diffuse through the SiO₂ layer. However, they are not entirely dissolved in the bulk but a fraction of them forms a Cu rich layer in the vicinity of SiO₂/Si interface. The high copper concentration in this layer lowers the concentration gradient between the surface and the substrate and, consequently, inhibits the diffusion of Cu atoms into the substrate. Hence, the Cu islands remain on the surface even at temperatures as high as 450 °C.