Influence of fast neutron irradiation on the phase composition and optical properties of homogeneous SiOx and composite Si–SiOx thin films

• Published in: Journal of materials science Vol. 56; no. 4; pp. 3197 - 3209
• Main Authors: Nesheva, Diana, Fogarassy, Zsolt, Fabian, Margit, Hristova-Vasileva, Temenuga, Sulyok, Attila, Bineva, Irina, Valcheva, Evgenia, Antonova, Krassimira, Petrik, Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.02.2021; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Amorphous silicon; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Chemistry and Materials Science; Classical Mechanics; Crystallography and Scattering Methods; Electron irradiation; Electronic Materials; Fast neutrons; Fluence; irradiation; Materials Science; Medical research; Nanoclusters; Nanocrystals; Neutron flux; Neutron irradiation; Neutrons; Optical properties; Phase composition; Phase separation; Photovoltaic cells; Polymer Sciences; semiconductors; separation; silica; silicon; Silicon oxides; Solar cells; Solid Mechanics; Thin films

Layers and devices utilizing semiconductor nanocrystals have been the subjects of intensive research due to applications in opto- and microelectronic devices, solar cells, detectors, memories and in many more fields. We have shown previously that those nanocrystals in dielectric matrices undergo a s...