PHOTOLUMINESCENCE OF YTTERBIUM-DOPED POROUS SILICON

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KIMURA, T [1 ]
YOKOI, A [1 ]
NISHIDA, Y [1 ]
SAITO, R [1 ]
YUGO, S [1 ]
IKOMA, T [1 ]
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[1] TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC, TSUKUBA RES & DEV CTR LTD, TSUKUBA, IBARAKI 305, JAPAN
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10.1063/1.114293
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Yb3+-related photoluminescence is observed at room temperature from Yb-doped porous silicon layers prepared by the electro-chemical method developed by our group for Er doping of porous silicon layers. After rapid thermal annealing in a pure argon atmosphere at high temperatures (above similar to 900 degrees C), samples show a sharp photoluminescence band at around 1.0 mu m which is assigned to the intrashell 4f-4f transitions F-2(5/2) --> F-2(7/2) of Yb3+. The enlarged energy bandgap of silicon as a result of anodization makes possible the excitation of Yb3+ 4f-electrons with the recombination energy of photocarriers generated in the host porous silicon layers. (C) 1995 American Institute of Physics.
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