Technique used for synthesizing ncSi/SiO2

y Crystallisation of amorphous SiO2 and Si+

implantation in SiO2 y Si rich SiO2 grown by CVD or by Sputtering. y Mechanical milling of elemental crystalline Si . y Chemical and thermal treatments of ball milled Si.

Advantages using Mechanical milling

y Can produce large quantity of nc material at minimal

cost y Induced amorphization and oxidation results in the formation of nc Si in a Si oxide matrix

How to make core shell structure

y Starting material--- Si powder(commercial) y Performed mechanical milling in a Fritsh P6 planatary y y y y

ball mill. Ball mill operated at 250 rpm . Toulene is used as a milling medium. Milled powder taken out after 25,50,75 and 100 hrs. transferred milled powder to a clean and covered petri dished and allow to dry for 3 weeks in a nitrogen environment.

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y Standard piranha etch of the dried powder is carried

out . y Solution of silicon powder in H2SO4 and H2O2 is then slowly heated at around 110 degree celcius until the entire liquid evaporate. y Particles were dissolved in ethyl alcohol and sonicated to prepare colloidal suspension of nc Si core sorrounded by an a-Si oxide shell.

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Line profile analysis

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