Hot electron impact excitation cross-section of Er3+ and electroluminescence from erbium-implanted silicon metal-oxide-semiconductor tunnel diodes

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Wang, S [1 ]
Eckau, A [1 ]
Neufeld, E [1 ]
Carius, R [1 ]
Buchal, C [1 ]
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[1] FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JULICH, FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM, INST SCHICHT & IONENTECH, D-52425 JULICH, GERMANY
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10.1063/1.120147
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We have demonstrated the 1.5 mu m electroluminescence from implanted Er ions inside the SiO2 insulator of a silicon metal-oxide-semiconductor structure under forward bias. The Er ions are excited by the direct impact from electrons tunneling through the oxide at electric fields larger than 6 MV/cm. Under these conditions, we measured an excitation cross-section of 6+/-2X10(-15) cm(2) and a lifetime of the excited I-4(I3/2) level of 1.5 ms. (C) 1997 American Institute of Physics. [S0003-6951(97)04145-4].
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