Energy transfer and 1.54 mu m emission in amorphous silicon nitride films

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Yerci S., Li R., Kucheyev S. O., VAN BUUREN T., Basu S. N., Dal Negro L.

APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, cilt.95, sa.3, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 95 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1063/1.3184790
  • Dergi Adı: APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: amorphous state, annealing, doping profiles, erbium, photoluminescence, silicon compounds, solid-state phase transformations, sputter deposition, thin films, SI NANOCRYSTALS, PHOTOLUMINESCENCE, LUMINESCENCE, ER3+
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Er-doped amorphous silicon nitride films with various Si concentrations (Er:SiNx) were fabricated by reactive magnetron cosputtering followed by thermal annealing. The effects of Si concentrations and annealing temperatures were investigated in relation to Er emission and excitation processes. Efficient excitation of Er ions was demonstrated within a broad energy spectrum and attributed to disorder-induced localized transitions in amorphous Er:SiNx. A systematic optimization of the 1.54 mu m emission was performed and a fundamental trade-off was discovered between Er excitation and emission efficiency due to excess Si incorporation. These results provide an alternative approach for the engineering of sensitized Si-based light sources and lasers.