Luminescence from Erbium Oxide Grown on Silicon

Abstract

The luminescence properties of erbium oxide grown on crystalline and amorphous silicon substrates were studied by means of photo- and cathodoluminescence techniques. Differences in the luminescence spectra for samples grown on the two types of substrates used are explained in terms of the different types of erbium centers formed by taking into account the substrate properties and the thermal treatments during growth. For comparison, erbium implanted and oxygen comparison crystalline and amorphous silicon have been also investigated by luminescence techniques. In the implanted samples, the sharp transitions from erbium ions in the visible range were quenched and the main emission corresponds to the intraionic transitions in Er(3+) ions in the infrared range peaked at 1,54 micrometers.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADP012647

Entities

People

  • B. Mendez
  • Emilio Nogales
  • J. A. Garcia
  • J. Piqueras
  • R. Plugaru

Organizations

  • Complutense University of Madrid

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Argon Lasers
  • Atmospheres
  • Electron Microscopes
  • Emission
  • Energy Transfer
  • Excitation
  • Films
  • Ion Lasers
  • Lasers
  • Luminescence
  • Materials
  • Scanning Electron Microscopes
  • Semiconductors
  • Spectra
  • Substrates
  • Technical Information Centers
  • Thin Films

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

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