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  • Title: Achieving a narrow size distribution of Au particles at a precise depth in SiO2 by segregation of Au precipitates.
    Author: Charnvanichborikarn S, Conway MJ, Wong-Leung J, Williams JS.
    Journal: Nanotechnology; 2009 May 06; 20(18):185603. PubMed ID: 19420619.
    Abstract:
    We propose a new method of confining Au nanoparticles of a narrow size distribution at a precise depth in an SiO2 matrix. The process involves the formation of nanocavities in silicon by hydrogen implantation and annealing (at 850 degrees C), followed by Au gettering to and precipitation in such cavities and a wet oxidation at 900 degrees C. Starting with a silicon-on-insulator wafer, Au precipitates can be segregated behind a growing Si/SiO2 interface during wet oxidation and ultimately trapped in SiO2 at the front interface of a buried oxide layer. The shape of the precipitates has been examined by transmission electron microscopy and found to be spherical. The average diameters of these precipitates before and after oxidation have been determined as around 15 nm and 30 nm, respectively.
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