简介:Amorphoussilicon(a-Si),nanocrystallinesilicon(nc-Si)andhydrogenatednanocrys-tallinesilicon(nc-Si:H)filmswerefabricatedbyusingchemicalvapordeposition(CVD)system.Thea-Siandnc-Sithinfilmswereirradiatedwith94MeVXe-ionsatfluencesof1.0×1011ions/cm-2,1.0×1012ions/cm-2and1.0×1013ions/cm-2atroomtemperature(RT).Thenc-Si:Hfilmswereirradiatedwith9MeVXe-ionsat1.0×1012Xe/cm-2,1.0×1013Xe/cm-2and1.0×1014Xe/cm-2atRT.Forcomparison,mono-crystallinesilicon(c-Si)sampleswerealsoirradiatedatRTwith94MeVXe-ions.AllsampleswereanalyzedbyusinganUV/VIS/NIRspectrometerandanX-raypowderdiffractometer.Variationsoftheopticalband-gap(Eg)andgrainsize(D)versustheirradiationfluencewereinvestigatedsystematically.Theobtainedresultsshowedthattheopticalband-gapsandgrainsizeofthethinfilmschangeddramaticallywhereasnoobservablechangewasfoundinc-SisamplesafterXe-ionirradiation.Possiblemechanismunderlyingthemodificationofsiliconthinfilmswasbrieflydiscussed.