Unleashing the potential of ULPING: synthesis and property tuning of opto-electronic materials

Semiconductors play an integral role in our daily lives, finding diverse applications, and with advancing technology, demand for improved materials and properties is soaring. Research efforts persistently target augmenting these materials' attributes. Leveraging nanotechnology, with its amplified active surface area through scaling down, offers a pathway to enhance material properties. This study introduces a pioneering approach, ULPING (Ultra Short Laser Pulses for In-situ Nanostructure Generation), utilizing a pulse fiber laser, to green-synthesize nanostructures on opto-electronic materials. Silicon, Gold-coated silicon, and gallium oxide were chosen as substrates, revealing diverse nanostructure morphologies upon parameter modulation. Opto-electronic characterization showcased amplified band gaps across all materials, harmonizing with the newly formed nanostructures. This novel technique streamlines synthesis, reducing steps while advancing green fabrication of opto-electronic materials, signifying a significant stride in semiconductor research.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Applied Science (MASc)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Mechanical Engineering

Grantor

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2023

Author dc:creator

• Jamwal, Nishant Singh

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Kiani, Amirkianoosh

Language dc:language.iso

en

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/10155/1874

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:ontariotechu.scholaris.ca:10155/1874