Thermal emission of hydrogenated amorphous silicon microspheres in the mid-infrared

Hydrogenated amorphous silicon microspheres feature a pronounced phononic peak around 2000 cm−1 when they are thermally excited by means of a blue laser. This phononic signature corresponds to vibrational modes of silicon-hydrogen bonds and its emitted light can be coupled to Mie modes defined by th...

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Autores: Fenollosa Esteve, Roberto, Ramiro-Manzano, F.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/402829
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/402829
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85218496580
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Amorphous silicon
Microsphere
Mid-infrared
Mie resonances
Nano-cavity
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Sumario:Hydrogenated amorphous silicon microspheres feature a pronounced phononic peak around 2000 cm−1 when they are thermally excited by means of a blue laser. This phononic signature corresponds to vibrational modes of silicon-hydrogen bonds and its emitted light can be coupled to Mie modes defined by the spherical cavity. The signal is apparently quite stable at moderate excitation intensities although there appeared some signs pointing to hydrides bonds reconfiguration and even hydrogen emission. Above a certain excitation threshold, a phase change from amorphous to poly-crystalline silicon occurs that preserves the good structural quality of the microspheres.