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Title: Strain annealing of SiC nanoparticles revealed through Bragg coherent diffraction imaging for quantum technologies

Abstract

The crystalline strain properties of nanoparticles have broad implications in a number of emerging fields, including quantum and biological sensing in which heterogeneous internal strain fields are detrimental to performance. Here we used synchrotron-based Bragg coherent x-ray diffraction imaging (BCDI) to measure three-dimensional lattice strain fields within individual 3C-SiC nanoparticles, a candidate host material for quantum sensing, as a function of temperature during and after annealing up to 900 degrees C. We observed pronounced homogenization of the initial strain field at temperatures above 500 degrees C, and we find that the surface layers and central volumes of the nanoparticles reduce strain at similar rates, suggesting a uniform healing mechanism. Thus, we attribute the observed strain homogenization to activation of mobile point defects that annihilate and improve the overall quality of the crystal lattice. This work also establishes the feasibility of performing BCDI at high temperatures (up to 900 degrees C) to map structural hystereses relevant to the processing of quantum nanomaterials.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [1];  [1];  [5];  [5]
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  1. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Materials Science Division
  2. Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States). Dept. of Physics; Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States). Inst. for Molecular Engineering
  3. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). X-ray Science Division
  4. Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States). Inst. for Molecular Engineering
  5. Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States). Inst. for Molecular Engineering; Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Inst. for Molecular Engineering & Materials Science Division
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Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1466340
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1462585
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review Materials
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 2; Journal Issue: 8; Journal ID: ISSN 2475-9953
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; semiconductor; nanocrystal; quantum sensing; strain

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Hruszkewycz, S. O., Maddali, S., Anderson, C. P., Cha, W., Miao, K. C., Highland, M. J., Ulvestad, A., Awschalom, D. D., and Heremans, F. J. Strain annealing of SiC nanoparticles revealed through Bragg coherent diffraction imaging for quantum technologies. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.2.086001.
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Hruszkewycz, S. O., Maddali, S., Anderson, C. P., Cha, W., Miao, K. C., Highland, M. J., Ulvestad, A., Awschalom, D. D., & Heremans, F. J. Strain annealing of SiC nanoparticles revealed through Bragg coherent diffraction imaging for quantum technologies. United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.2.086001
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Hruszkewycz, S. O., Maddali, S., Anderson, C. P., Cha, W., Miao, K. C., Highland, M. J., Ulvestad, A., Awschalom, D. D., and Heremans, F. J. Wed . "Strain annealing of SiC nanoparticles revealed through Bragg coherent diffraction imaging for quantum technologies". United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.2.086001. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1466340.
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@article{osti_1466340,
title = {Strain annealing of SiC nanoparticles revealed through Bragg coherent diffraction imaging for quantum technologies},
author = {Hruszkewycz, S. O. and Maddali, S. and Anderson, C. P. and Cha, W. and Miao, K. C. and Highland, M. J. and Ulvestad, A. and Awschalom, D. D. and Heremans, F. J.},
abstractNote = {The crystalline strain properties of nanoparticles have broad implications in a number of emerging fields, including quantum and biological sensing in which heterogeneous internal strain fields are detrimental to performance. Here we used synchrotron-based Bragg coherent x-ray diffraction imaging (BCDI) to measure three-dimensional lattice strain fields within individual 3C-SiC nanoparticles, a candidate host material for quantum sensing, as a function of temperature during and after annealing up to 900 degrees C. We observed pronounced homogenization of the initial strain field at temperatures above 500 degrees C, and we find that the surface layers and central volumes of the nanoparticles reduce strain at similar rates, suggesting a uniform healing mechanism. Thus, we attribute the observed strain homogenization to activation of mobile point defects that annihilate and improve the overall quality of the crystal lattice. This work also establishes the feasibility of performing BCDI at high temperatures (up to 900 degrees C) to map structural hystereses relevant to the processing of quantum nanomaterials.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.2.086001},
journal = {Physical Review Materials},
number = 8,
volume = 2,
place = {United States},
year = {2018},
month = {8}
}
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