期刊
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS
卷 55, 期 7, 页码 -出版社
IOP Publishing Ltd
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6463/ac3353
关键词
SiGeSn; ternary alloy; plasma synthesis; nonthermal; nanoparticle
资金
- U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) [AC36-08GO28308]
- Facility for Electron Microscopy of Materials at the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU FEMM) [RRID: SCR_019306]
- U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences, Division of Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences, Solar Photochemistry Program
This study reports the successful synthesis of ternary SiGeSn nanocrystals via nonthermal plasma synthesis. Structural, chemical, and vibrational analyses reveal the presence of Si, Ge, and Sn elements on both the surface and within the core of the nanocrystals. The incorporation of Sn into the core is achieved by injecting SiH4 and GeH4 precursor gases in the after-glow region of the plasma. The study also demonstrates the compositional and Sn content tunability of the SiGeSn nanocrystals, showing their potential for various applications.
We report on the synthesis of ternary SiGeSn nanocrystals (NCs) produced via nonthermal plasma synthesis from silane (SiH4), germane (GeH4), and tetramethylstannane (Sn(CH3)(4)) precursor sources. Detailed structural, chemical, and vibrational analyses show that all three elements are incorporated both on the NC surface and within the NC core. Incorporation of Sn into the NC core is realized using a secondary injection of SiH4 and GeH4 precursor gases in the after-glow region of the plasma, which kinetically traps Sn in the core. We demonstrate compositional tunability of the SiGeSn NCs in which the Si and Ge ratios can be varied broadly at low Sn concentrations. We also show tunability of the Sn content up to similar to 2 atomic percent as revealed by ICP-MS analysis. More generally, this report demonstrates how nonthermal plasma synthesis can be used to produce metastable ternary nanostructured alloys involving thermodynamically insoluble constituents.
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