Excitation and de-excitation of erbium ions in semiconductor matrices

I. N. Yassievich, M. S. Bresler, O. B. Gusev, G. Khitrova

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Abstract

We have considered defect-related Auger excitation and de-excitation of erbium ions in semiconductor matrices assisted by multiphonon transitions. The results are applied to explanation of temperature quenching of erbium luminescence in AlGaAs and amorphous silicon.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1595-1600
Number of pages6
JournalMaterials Science Forum
Volume258-263
Issue number9993
DOIs
StatePublished - 1997

Keywords

  • Erbium ions
  • Excitation of photoluminescence
  • Semiconductor matrices

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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