Abstract
Er-doped Si/SiO2 superlattices were fabricated with subnanometer control of the Si layer thickness. A significant increase in the luminescence intensity was observed as the thickness of the Si layer was decreased from 3.6 nm to a single monolayer. The study of the photoluminescence properties of Er in relation to time and temperature revealed reduction of the bulk-Si region as the main reason for the increase in luminescence.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 287-289 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
| Volume | 79 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| State | Published - 16 Jul 2001 |