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Study of the Luminescence of Eu-Doped Nanocrystalline Si/SiO2 Systems Prepared by RF Co-Sputtering

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

G.A. Nery ,
A. Mahfoud ,
L.F. Fonseca ,
H. Liu ,
O. Resto  and
S.Z. Weisz
G.A. Nery
Affiliation:
Physics and Chemistry Department, University of Puerto Rico, Arecibo, PR, USA.
A. Mahfoud
Affiliation:
Physics Department, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PR, USA.
L.F. Fonseca
Affiliation:
Physics Department, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR, USA.
H. Liu
Affiliation:
Physics Department, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PR, USA.
O. Resto
Affiliation:
Physics Department, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR, USA.
S.Z. Weisz
Affiliation:
Physics Department, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR, USA.
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Abstract

We prepared Eu-doped films of Si nanoparticles embedded in SiO2 using pellets of Eu2O3 by sputtering. We studied their photoemission, transmission and fluorescence to obtain data about their composition and particle size and the Eu interaction characteristics. We were able to incorporate Eu(III) into the Si nanoparticle / SiO2 host. We also found we obtained Eu(II) in the process. We found a lowering of photoluminescence intensity with lowering of temperature. An as yet unanswered question is the reason for the intense whitish luminescence found in some regions of the samples. Some involvement with Eu(II) is suspected. Eu(IIl) related peaks were only observed where the size distribution peak of the nanoparticles was lower than 1.3nm. Whitish luminescence was related to peak sizes ranging from 1.1nm to 1.4nm. Annealing the samples had clear effects upon their photoluminescence, but did not necessarily involve changes in particle sizes, nor were these size changes necessary to increase luminescence. The Eu doping has a tendency to halt the annealing effects on size and, when changes did occur, the particles generally became smaller.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 581: Symposium F – Nanophase & Nanocomposite Materials II , 1999 , 647
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2000

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