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Journal
Description: 
Er-containing silicon compatible materials have been widely used as infrared emitters for microphotonics application. In this field, the additional introduction of a proper sensitizer permits to increase the Er excitation cross sections, thus increasing its optical efficiency. This work aims to investigate the influence of a post-transition metal, bismuth, on the optical properties of erbium-yttrium disilicate thin films synthesized by magnetron co-sputtering. After thermal treatments at 1000 °C in O2 or N2 environment, the presence of small precipitates, about 6 nm in diameter, was evidenced by transmission electron microscopy analyses. The spatially resolved chemical nature of the nanoparticles was discerned in the Si and O rich environments by means of scanning transmission electron microscopy–energy dispersive X-ray and scanning transmission electron microscopy–electron energy loss spectroscopy analyses …
Publisher: 
AIP Publishing LLC
Publication date: 
8 Aug 2016
Authors: 

A Scarangella, G Amiard, R Reitano, F Priolo, S Boninelli, M Miritello

Biblio References: 
Volume: 109 Issue: 6 Pages: 061902
Origin: 
Applied Physics Letters