VISIBLE PHOTOLUMINESCENCE OF GE MICROCRYSTALS EMBEDDED IN SIO2 GLASSY MATRICES

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MAEDA, Y [1 ]
TSUKAMOTO, N
YAZAWA, Y
KANEMITSU, Y
MASUMOTO, Y
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[1] Kyoto Univ, Dept Energy Sci & Technol, Sakyo Ku, Kyoto 6068501, JAPAN
[2] Univ Tsukuba, Inst Phys, Tsukuba 305, JAPAN
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10.1063/1.105773
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O59 [应用物理学];
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Ge microcrystals embedded in SiO2 glassy matrices were formed by a radio-frequency magnetron cosputtering technique and then annealed at 800-degrees-C for 30 min. The average radius of the Ge microcrystals in SiO2 was determined to be about 3 nm by means of Raman spectroscopy and high resolution electron microscope. The annealed sample showed a strong room temperature luminescence with a peak at 2.18 eV. This is consistent with quantum confinement of electrons and holes.
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