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Raman and AFM mapping studies of photo-induced crystallization in a-Se films: substrate strain and thermal effects

Publication: Canadian Journal of Physics
21 November 2013

Abstract

Photo-induced crystallization (PC) is studied in amorphous selenium (a-Se) films deposited on glass with and without intermediate layers of indium tin oxide or polymer material. The spatial profile of PC domains is examined by co-localized scanning atomic force microscopy and Raman mapping. We also explore the thermal behavior of the onset and growth of PC in the a-Se films by Raman spectroscopy measurements at temperatures spanning the glass transition (Tg ∼ 313 K). In many films the onset time for PC shows a surprising discontinuity near Tg. Inserting a thin polyimide layer between the a-Se film and the substrate inhibits PC. Our results indicate that adhesion to a rigid substrate is important for promoting PC in a-Se films. We find that the discontinuities in the PC onset times, the shape of the mapping profiles, and the effects of having a soft polymer interface layer can be understood by a model that takes account of the substrate shear strain and its relaxation near Tg.

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Nous étudions la cristallisation photo-induite (PC) dans des films de sélénium amorphe (a-Se) déposés sur du verre, avec et sans couche intermédiaire d’oxyde d’indium-étain ni de polymère. Nous examinons le profil spatial de la PC à l’aide d’un microscope à force atomique à balayage et de l’imagerie Raman. Utilisant la spectroscopie Raman, nous suivons le comportement thermique du début et de la croissance de la PC dans les films a-Se, à une famille de températures couvrant la température de transition du verre (Tg ∼ 313 K). Dans plusieurs films, le temps de départ de la PC montre une surprenante discontinuité près de Tg. L’insertion d’un mince film de polyamine entre le a-Se et le substrat empêche la PC. Nos résultats indiquent que l’adhésion du film de a-Se à un substrat rigide est importante pour avoir de la PC. Nous trouvons que la discontinuité des temps de départ de la PC, la forme des profils obtenus par imagerie et les effets d’avoir une couche de polymère doux en interface, peuvent tous s’expliquer par un modèle qui tient compte de l’effort-déformation du substrat et de sa relaxation près de Tg. [Traduit par la Rédaction]

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Canadian Journal of Physics
Volume 92Number 7/8July 2014
Pages: 728 - 731

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Received: 18 October 2013
Accepted: 19 November 2013
Accepted manuscript online: 21 November 2013
Version of record online: 21 November 2013

Notes

This paper was presented at the 25th International Conference on Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Semiconductors (ICANS25).

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G.P. Lindberg
SUNY at Buffalo, Department of Physics, Buffalo, NY 14260-1500 USA.
T. O’Loughlin
SUNY at Buffalo, Department of Chemistry, Buffalo, NY 14260 USA.
N. Gross
SUNY at Buffalo, Department of Physics, Buffalo, NY 14260-1500 USA.
A. Reznik
Thunder Bay Regional Research Institute, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1, Canada.
S. Abbaszadeh
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada.
K.S. Karim
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada.
G. Belev
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5A9, Canada.
D.M. Hunter
Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, ON M4N 3M5, Canada.
B.A. Weinstein
SUNY at Buffalo, Department of Physics, Buffalo, NY 14260-1500 USA.

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