PHOTOLUMINESCENCE CHARACTERIZATION OF ER-IMPLANTED AL2O3 FILMS

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VANDENHOVEN, GN [1 ]
SNOEKS, E [1 ]
POLMAN, A [1 ]
VANUFFELEN, JWM [1 ]
OEI, YS [1 ]
SMIT, MK [1 ]
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[1] DELFT UNIV TECHNOL,DEPT ELECT ENGN,TELECOMMUN & REMOTE SENSING TECHNOL LAB,2628 CD DELFT,NETHERLANDS
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10.1063/1.109136
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Al2O3 films on oxidized Si substrates were implanted with 800 keV Er ions to peak concentrations ranging from 0.01 to 1 at. %. The samples show relatively broad photoluminescence spectra centered at lambda = 1.533 mum, corresponding to intra-4f transitions in Er3+. At an Er peak concentration of 0.23 at. %, post-implantation thermal annealing up to 950-degrees-C increases the photoluminescence intensity by a factor 40. This is a result of defect annealing, which increases the luminescence lifetime from 1 to 7 ms, as well as an increase in the Er3+ active fraction. High Er concentrations are achieved with only moderate concentration quenching effects.
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