Characterization of semiconductor interfaces by second-harmonic generation

G Lüpke - Surface Science Reports, 1999 - Elsevier
In recent years, optical second-harmonic generation has matured into a versatile and
powerful technique for probing the electronic and structural properties of buried solid–solid …

Dissociative adsorption of molecular hydrogen on silicon surfaces

M Dürr, U Höfer - Surface science reports, 2006 - Elsevier
The dissociative adsorption of molecular hydrogen on silicon is considered to be the
prototype for an activated chemical reaction at a semiconductor surface. The covalent nature …

dc-electric-field-induced and low-frequency electromodulation second-harmonic generation spectroscopy of interfaces

OA Aktsipetrov, AA Fedyanin, AV Melnikov, ED Mishina… - Physical Review B, 1999 - APS
The mechanism of dc-electric-field-induced second-harmonic (EFISH) generation at weakly
nonlinear buried Si (001)− SiO 2 interfaces is studied experimentally in planar Si (001)− SiO …

Second-harmonic generation from spherical particles

VL Brudny, BS Mendoza, WL Mochán - Physical Review B, 2000 - APS
We calculate the nonlinear dipole and quadrupole moments induced at the second-
harmonic (SH) frequency 2 ω in a small dielectric sphere by an inhomogeneous …

Bulk and surface contributions to second-order susceptibility in crystalline and porous silicon by second-harmonic generation

M Falasconi, LC Andreani, AM Malvezzi, M Patrini… - Surface Science, 2001 - Elsevier
Accurate second-harmonic generation (SHG) measurements in reflection on native-oxide-
covered porous silicon samples and on (100) p-type doped crystalline silicon wafers have …

[BOOK][B] Encyclopedia of chemical physics and physical chemistry

JH Moore, ND Spencer - 2001 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Jacket illustration. CryoSEM micrograph of a freeze-fractured yeast cell. Specimen was
prepared according to Walther et al (1995) and imaged using back-scattered electrons …

Frequency-domain interferometric second-harmonic spectroscopy

PT Wilson, Y Jiang, OA Aktsipetrov, ED Mishina… - Optics letters, 1999 - opg.optica.org
We report a new spectroscopic technique to measure simultaneously the intensity and the
phase of second-harmonic (SH) radiation over a broad spectral range without laser tuning …

Optical second harmonic spectroscopy of semiconductor surfaces: advances in microscopic understanding

MC Downer, BS Mendoza… - Surface and Interface …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Even‐order non‐linear optical spectroscopy has emerged as an unusually sensitive
technique for non‐invasive analysis of surfaces and buried interfaces of centrosymmetric …

Effects of nonlocality on second-harmonic generation in bulk semiconductors

JL Cabellos, BS Mendoza, MA Escobar, F Nastos… - Physical Review B …, 2009 - APS
Calculations of the second-harmonic susceptibility tensor χ abc (− 2 ω; ω, ω) are presented
for bulk semiconductors within both the v⋅ A and the r⋅ E gauges. The description of the …

[BOOK][B] Second order non-linear optics of silicon and silicon nanostructures

OA Aktsipetrov, IM Baranova, KN Evtyukhov - 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
The theory and practice of the non-linear optics of silicon are inextricably linked with a
variety of areas of solid state physics, particularly semiconductor physics. However, the …