Concentration quenching in Eu-doped ZnO grown by sputtering-assisted metalorganic chemical vapor deposition

被引:28
作者
Tsuji, Takahiro [1 ]
Terai, Yoshikazu [1 ]
Bin Kamarudin, Muhammad Hakim [1 ]
Yoshida, Kazuki [1 ]
Fujiwara, Yasufumi [1 ]
机构
[1] Osaka Univ, Grad Sch Engn, Div Mat & Mfg Sci, Suita, Osaka 5650871, Japan
关键词
Rare-earth doped semiconductors; MOCVD; ZnO; Eu; Photoluminescence; Lifetime; ENERGY-TRANSFER; FILMS; ELECTROLUMINESCENT; SEMICONDUCTORS; NANOCRYSTALS; LUMINESCENCE;
D O I
10.1016/j.jlumin.2011.12.042
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The dependence of Eu3+ photoluminescence (FL) properties on Eu concentration was studied in Eu-doped ZnO (ZnO:Eu) thin films grown by sputtering-assisted metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (SA-MOCVD). The ZnO:Eu showed band-edge PL from ZnO and red emission lines due to the intra-4f transitions in Eu3+ ions at room temperature (RT). The intensities of band-edge and Eu3+ PL decreased with the increasing Eu concentration. In the temperature dependence of Eu3+ PL, the ZnO:Eu with high Eu concentration showed large thermal quenching of the PL intensity. In addition, the lifetimes of Eu3+ PL became short at high Eu concentration. The concentration quenching mechanism of Eu3+ PL using a model based on non-radiative recombination processes in ZnO and Eu3+ ions was presented. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:3125 / 3128
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