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J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2009 Jun;9(6):3418-23. doi: 10.1166/jnn.2009.ns11.

Electrical conduction of CdSe nanocrystals embedded in silicon oxide films.

Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology

S Levichev, M Mamor, A G Rolo, S R C Pinto, A Khodorov, M J M Gomes

Affiliations

  1. Physics Department, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal.

PMID: 19504863 DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2009.ns11

Abstract

In this paper we report on the structural, optical and electrical properties of CdSe nanocrystals (NCs) embedded in silica matrix grown by the rf-magnetron sputtering technique with subsequent annealing under argon flux. Grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXD), Photoluminescence (PL) and Raman spectroscopy, as well as current-voltage (I-V) measurements were used to characterize the CdSe NCs. The PL spectra of annealed samples demonstrate the presence of peaks in the range of 550-620 nm, indicating the quantum confinement effect in CdSe NCs. This quantum confinement effect in CdSe NCs was also confirmed by Raman spectroscopy. Finally, I-V behavior was explained by different concentrations and sizes of CdSe NCs.

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