在10 Pa的Ar环境气氛下,采用脉冲激光烧蚀方法在玻璃或单晶Si(111)衬底上制备了纳米Si晶薄膜. 为了确定能够形成纳米Si晶粒的激光能量密度阈值,在0.40~1.05 J/cm2内实验研究了激光能量密度对纳米Si晶粒形成的影响. 扫描电子显微镜(SEM)测量证实,随着激光能量密度的减小,所形成的纳米Si晶粒数目逐渐减少. 当激光能量密度低于0.43 J/cm2时,衬底表面不再有纳米Si晶粒形成. 从激光烧蚀动力学角度出发,对实验结果进行了定性分析.
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