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Publications and source records attributed to P. G. Spizzirri.
Electrically detected magnetic resonance (EDMR) is applied to mm size devices with implanted leads and a 50 micron square gap laid down on bulk phosphorus doped silicon. Devices with a range of phosphorus concentrations and surface types were prepared and measured to examine the interplay between donor and charge trap states in producing EDMR signals.
Near-field enhanced, nano-Raman spectroscopy has been successfully used to probe the surface chemistry of silicon prepared using standard wafer cleaning and processing techniques. The results demonstrate the utility of this measurement for probing the local surface chemical nano-environment with very high sensitivity. Enhancements were observed for the vibrational (stretching) modes of Si-H, F-Si-H and possibly also B-O-Si consistent with the surface treatments applied. The nano-probes did not enhance the phononic features of the silicon substrate.
A few-electron double quantum dot was fabricated using metal-oxide-semiconductor(MOS)-compatible technology and low-temperature transport measurements were performed to study the energy spectrum of the device. The double dot structure is electrically tunable, enabling the inter-dot coupling to be adjusted over a wide range, as observed in the charge stability diagram. Resonant single-electron tunneling through ground and excited states of the double dot was clearly observed in bias spectroscopy measurements.