Sub-nanometric metallic Au clusters as efficient Er3+ sensitizers in silica

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 89, Issue 15, 2006, Pages

  Trave, Enrico ^a   Mattei, Giovanni ^a   Mazzoldi, Paolo ^a   Pellegrini, Giovanni ^a   Scian, Carlo ^a   Maurizio, Chiara ^b   Battaglin, Giancarlo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^c CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTERS; CONDUCTION LEVELS; IMPLANTATION ANNEALING; RARE EARTH PHOTOLUMINESCENCE;

ANNEALING; ENERGY TRANSFER; ERBIUM; GOLD; IONS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE;

SILICA;

EID: 33750009854     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2266229     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. S. Hüfner, Optical Spectra of Transparent Rare Earth Compounds (Academic, New York, 1978).
2. W. J. Miniscalco, J. Lightwave Technol. 9, 234 (1991).
3. G. N. van den Hoven, A. Polman, C. van Dam, J. W. M. van Uffelen, and M. K. Smit, Appl. Phys. Lett. 68, 1886 (1996).
4. M. P. Hehlen, N. J. Cockroft, T. R. Gosnell, and A. J. Bruce, Phys. Rev. B 56, 9302 (1997).
5. M. Fujii, M. Yoshida, Y. Kanzawa, and K. Yamamoto, Appl. Phys. Lett. 71, 1198 (1997).
6. G. Franz, V. Vinciguerra, and F. Priolo, Appl. Phys. A 69, 3 (1999).
7. F. Enrichi, G. Mattei, C. Sada, E. Trave, D. Pacifici, G. Franz, F. Priolo, F. Iacona, M. Prassas, M. Falconieri, and E. Borsella, J. Appl. Phys. 96, 3925 (2004).
8. C. L. Heng, T. G. Finstad, P. Stors, Y. J. Li, A. E. Gunns, and O. Nilsen, Appl. Phys. Lett. 85, 4475 (2004).
9. L. H. Slooff, A. van Blaaderen, A. Polman, G. A. Hebbink, S. I. Klink, F. C. J. M. van Veggel, D. N. Reinhoudt, and J. W. Hofstraat, Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 3955 (2002).
10. C. Strohhöfer and A. Polman, Appl. Phys. Lett. 81, 1414 (2002).
11. A. Martucci, M. de Nuntis, A. Ribaudo, M. Guglielmi, S. Padovani, F. Enrichi. G. Mattei, P. Mazzoldi, C. Sada, E. Trave, G. Battaglin, F. Gonella, E. Borsella, M. Falconieri, M. Patrini, and J. Fick, Appl. Phys. A 80, 557 (2004).
12. M. Fukushima, N. Managaki, M. Fujii, H. Yanagi, and S. Hayashi, J. Appl. Phys. 98, 024316 (2005).
13. A. Polman, J. Appl. Phys. 82, 1 (1997).
14. E. Snoeks, A. Lagendijk, and A. Polman, Phys. Rev. Lett. 74, 2459 (1995).
15. G. Mattei, C. Maurizio, P. Mazzoldi, F. D'Acapito, G. Battaglin, E. Cattaruzza, C. de Julián Fernández, and C. Sada, Phys. Rev. B 71, 195418 (2005).
16. A. Balerna, E. Bernieri, P. Picozzi, A. Reale, S. Santucci, E. Burattini, and S. Mobilio, Phys. Rev. B 31, 5058 (1985).
17. C. G. Fritche and R. E. Benfield, Z. Phys. D: At., Mol. Clusters 26, S15 (1993).
18. G. De Marchi, G. Mattei, P. Mazzoldi, C. Sada, and A. Miotello, J. Appl. Phys. 92, 4249 (2002).
19. T. G. Schaaff, M. N. Shafigullin, J. T. Khoury, I. Vezmar, R. L. Whetten, W. G. Cullen, P. N. First, C. Gutierrez-Wing, J. Ascensio, and M. J. Jose-Yacaman, J. Phys. Chem. B 101, 7885 (1997).