Abstract
Room-temperature 1535 nm band photoluminescence in ∼126 nm silica films (6 at% doping), produced by spin coating an Er2O3 and tetraethylorthosilicate sol-gel formulation on silicon substrates, was studied as a function of vacuum furnace annealing (500-1050 °C). Emission is strongly enhanced for annealing near 850 °C, which is shown by modelling the temperature dependence as arising from thermally activated removal of hydroxyl ions. Suitability of such a process for silicon-based applications is discussed.
| Original language | British English |
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| Article number | 315401 |
| Journal | Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 31 |
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| State | Published - 10 Aug 2011 |