Photoluminescence of Sm doped porous silicon—evidence for light emission through luminescence centers in SiO2 layers
Lin, J. ; Zhang, L. Z. ; Huang, Y. M. ; Zhang, B. R. ; Qin, G. G.
Woodbury, NY : American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Published 1994
Woodbury, NY : American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Published 1994
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1077-3118
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AIP Digital Archive
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Physics
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After oxidation promoted by gamma-ray irradiation, in the photoluminescence (PL) spectra of Sm doped porous silicon (PS), there are three sharp peaks, superimposed on a broad band, with wavelengths near to those of the Sm doped SiO2 [R. Morimo, T. Mizushima, and H. Okumura, J. Electrochem. Soc. 137, 2340 (1990)]. The experimental results indicate that Sm-related luminescence centers can be created within the oxide of porous silicon, and only in porous silicon with high porosity can the Sm-related luminescence be found in the SiO2 layer. This experimental result can be explained by the fact that the excitation of electron-hole pairs occurs in nanoscale silicon, and the recombination occurs at the Sm-related luminescence centers in SiO2 layers covering nanoscale silicon.
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Electronic Resource
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