PHOTOLUMINESCENCE SPECTRA OF CARBON CLUSTERS EMBEDDED IN SIO2

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作者
HAYASHI, S
KATAOKA, M
YAMAMOTO, K
机构
[1] Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe, 657, Rokkodai, Nada
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS & EXPRESS LETTERS | 1993年 / 32卷 / 2B期
关键词
CARBON CLUSTERS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SIO2; HOMO-LUMO GAP;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.32.L274
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O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
Composite films of carbon and SiO2 were prepared by a rf cosputtering technique and their photoluminescence and absorption spectra were measured. A strong and broad photoluminescence peak located around 2.2 eV (visible to the naked eye) was observed for the samples with relatively low carbon concentrations. The blue shift of the photoluminescence peak observed with decreasing carbon concentration and the increased absorption in the UV region strongly suggest that carbon clusters comparable to or smaller than C60 formed in the SiO2 matrices are responsible for the strong photoluminescence.
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页码:L274 / L276
页数:3
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