Photoluminescence characterization in silicon nanowire fabricated by thermal oxidation of nano-scale Si fin structure

Opt Express. 2014 Jan 27;22(2):1997-2006. doi: 10.1364/OE.22.001997.

Abstract

Low-temperature photoluminescence (PL) spectra of electron-hole systems in Si nanowires (NWs) prepared by thermal oxidization of Si fin structures were studied. Mapping of PL reveals that NWs with uniform width are formed over a large area. Annealing temperature dependence of PL peak intensities was maximized at 400 °C for each NW type, which are consistent with previous reports. Our results confirmed that the micro-PL demonstrated here is one of the important methods for characterizations of the interface defects in Si NWs.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't