Optically active Er3+-Yb3+ codoped Y2O3 films produced by pulsed laser deposition

被引：39
作者：
Dikovska, AOG [1 ]
Atanasov, PA
de Castro, MJ
Perea, A
Gonzalo, J
Afonso, CN
García-López, J
机构：
[1] Bulgarian Acad Sci, Inst Elect, 72 Tsarigradsko Shose, BU-1784 Sofia, Bulgaria
[2] CSIC, Laser Proc Grp, E-28006 Madrid, Spain
[3] Ctr Nacl Aceleradores, Seville 41092, Spain
来源：
THIN SOLID FILMS | 2006年 / 500卷 / 1-2期
关键词：
photoluminiscence; yttria thin films; erbium; ytterbium; laser ablation;
D O I：
10.1016/j.tsf.2005.11.022
中图分类号：
T [工业技术];
学科分类号：
08 ;
摘要：
Optically active Er3+:Yb3+ codoped Y2O3 films have been produced on c-cut sapphire substrates by pulsed laser deposition from ceramic Er:Yb:Y2O3 targets having different rare-earth concentrations. Stoichiometic films with very high rare-earth concentrations (up to 5.5 x 10(21) at cm(-3)) have been achieved by using a low oxygen pressure (1 Pa) during deposition whereas higher pressures lead to films having excess of oxygen. The crystalline structure of such stoichiometric films was found to worsen the thicker the films are. Their luminescence at 1.53 mu m and up-conversion effects have been studied by pumping the Yb3+ at 0.974 mu m. The highest lifetime value (up to 4.6 ms) is achieved in films having Er concentrations of approximate to 3.5 x 10(20) at cm(-3) and total rare-earth concentration approximate to 1.8 x 10(21) at cm(-3). All the stoichiometric films irrespective of their rare-earth concentration or crystalline quality have shown no significant up-conversion. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V All rights reserved.
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