Photoluminescence properties of er-doped y 2O 3 thin films by radical-enhanced atomic layer deposition

Trinh T. Van, John Bargar, Roman Ostroumov, Kang L. Wang, Jane P. Chang

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Abstract

Erbium-doped Y 2O 3 thin films were synthesized by combining radical-enhanced atomic layer deposition (REALD) of Y 2O 3 and Er 2O 3 in an alternating fashion at 350°C. The Er doping level was precisely controlled to range from 6 to 14 at.% by varying the ratio of Y 2O 3:Er 2O 3 cycles during deposition. At 350°C, the films were found to be polycrystalline, showing a preferential growth direction in the [111] direction. Room-temperature photoluminescence (PL) at 1.54 μm, characteristic of the Er 3+ intra 4f transition, was observed in a 500-Å Er-doped (6 at.%) Y 2O 3 film, showing well resolved Stark features indicating the proper incorporation of Er in the Y 2O 3 host. Extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) analysis revealed a six-fold coordination of Er by O in all samples, suggesting that the PL quenching observed at high Er concentration (>8 at.%) is likely dominated by Er ion-ion interaction and not by Er immiscibility in the Y 2O 3 host. The effective absorption cross section for Er 3+ ions incorporated in Y 2O 3 was determined to be ∼10 -18 cm 2, about three orders of magnitude larger than the direct optical absorption cross section reported for Er 3+ ions in a stoichiometric SiO 2 host.

Original languageEnglish
Article number60020H
JournalProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume6002
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2005
EventNanofabrication: Technologies, Devices, and Applications II - Boston, MA, United States
Duration: 2005 Oct 232005 Oct 25

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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