Room-temperature luminescence from erbium-doped silicon thin films prepared by laser ablation

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Komuro, S [1 ]
Maruyama, S [1 ]
Morikawa, T [1 ]
Zhao, XW [1 ]
Isshiki, H [1 ]
Aoyagi, Y [1 ]
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[1] RIKEN,WAKO,SAITAMA 35101,JAPAN
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10.1063/1.117562
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We present a useful and simple technique to prepare controllable Er-doped Si thin films using KrF excimer laser ablation. The sharp intense photoluminescence (PL) at 1.54 mu m originating from the intra-4f shell transition in Er3+ ions was observed from 18 K up to room temperature. Characteristics of PL thermal quenching and time decay of prepared Er-doped Si thin films are very similar to those of Er-doped porous Si and/or Er-doped amorphous Si. Furthermore, observation of Er3+ emission from as-prepared thin films without thermal annealing suggests that the Er doping in the form of Er atomic radical species produced by laser ablation is essential in activation of Er3+ ions. Moreover, incorporating a prescribed amount of Er in the bulk target enables us to control the Er doping level in thin films prepared by laser ablation. (C) 1996 American Institute of Physics.
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页码:3896 / 3898
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