Silicon–germanium alloy prepared by laser-induced pyrolysis of organogermanium nanocluster spin-coated on Si substrate

The application of the laser-induced pyrolysis to the organogermanium nanocluster (OGE) spin-coated on a Si substrate provides a novel method to form a Si–Ge alloy. The structural and morphological changes via increasing the number of laser shots were studied by micro-Raman spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). [Copyright &y& Elsevier]