An experimental study of charge distribution in crystalline and amorphous Si nanoclusters in thin silica films
An experimental study of charge distribution in crystalline and amorphous Si nanoclusters in thin silica films
Crystalline and amorphous nanoparticles of silicon in thin silica layers were examined by transmission electron microscopy, electron energy loss spectroscopy, and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). We used XPS data in the form of the Auger parameter to separate initial and final state contributions to the Si2p energy shift. The electrostatic …