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Erbium emission in MOS light emitting devices: from energy transfer to direct impact excitation.
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PMID:  22414783     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
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The electroluminescence (EL) at 1.54 µm of metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) devices with Er(3+) ions embedded in the silicon-rich silicon oxide (SRSO) layer has been investigated under different polarization conditions and compared with that of erbium doped SiO(2) layers. EL time-resolved measurements allowed us to distinguish between two different excitation mechanisms responsible for the Er(3+) emission under an alternate pulsed voltage signal (APV). Energy transfer from silicon nanoclusters (Si-ncs) to Er(3+) is clearly observed at low-field APV excitation. We demonstrate that sequential electron and hole injection at the edges of the pulses creates excited states in Si-ncs which upon recombination transfer their energy to Er(3+) ions. On the contrary, direct impact excitation of Er(3+) by hot injected carriers starts at the Fowler-Nordheim injection threshold (above 5 MV cm(-1)) and dominates for high-field APV excitation.
Authors:
J M Ramírez; F Ferrarese Lupi; O Jambois; Y Berencén; D Navarro-Urrios; A Anopchenko; A Marconi; N Prtljaga; A Tengattini; L Pavesi; J P Colonna; J M Fedeli; B Garrido
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Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2012-3-13
Journal Detail:
Title:  Nanotechnology     Volume:  23     ISSN:  1361-6528     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2012 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-3-14     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101241272     Medline TA:  Nanotechnology     Country:  -    
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Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  125203     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Departament d'Electrònica, Universitat de Barcelona, Carrer Martí i Franquès 1, Barcelona 08028, Spain.
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