On relation between the 1.5 μm Er-related emission and 9 μm vibrational modes of oxygen in silicon

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Publication date 05-2009
Journal Physica E : Low-dimensial Systems & Nanostructures
Volume | Issue number 41 | 6
Pages (from-to) 1052-1054
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Institute of Physics (IoP) - Van der Waals-Zeeman Institute (WZI)
Abstract We demonstrate that excitation of Er3+ ions embedded in crystalline silicon is effectively quenched when vibrational modes of interstitial oxygen are activated. In a two-color pump–probe experiment with a free-electron laser, we show that the 1.5 μm Er-related photoluminescence diminishes as the probing beam scans through the relevant 9 μm absorption band. Making use of time resolution of the experimental set-up, we investigate temporal aspects of this effect.
Document type Article
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physe.2008.08.066
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