Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5400660 | Journal of Luminescence | 2013 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The enhancement of the photoluminescence from Y2O3:Er3+ thin films with Li+ co-doping is reported. The characteristic Er3+ related emission spectra showed an intensity increase by a factor of â¼4-5 times with the addition of 2% of Li+. This behavior is attributed to the distortion of the local crystalline field induced by the incorporation of Li+. The films were deposited at 500 °C by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis technique on (1 0 0) silicon wafers. The films were the polycrystalline with a pure Y2O3 cubic phase. The addition of Li+ reduces the intensity of the diffraction peaks after 1%, and shifts the main diffraction peak toward large angles for Li+ doping less than 3%. FTIR spectra were used to monitor the incorporation of Li-species in the films.
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Authors
A.N. Meza-Rocha, E.F. Huerta, E. Zaleta-Alejandre, Z. Rivera-Álvarez, C. Falcony,