New strategies to improve the luminescence efficiency of Eu ions embedded in Si-based matrices

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 113, Issue 14, 2013, Pages

  Boninelli, S ^a   Bellocchi, G ^a,b   Franzo G ^a   Miritello, M ^a   Iacona, F ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTERING PROCESS; ENHANCED MOBILITY; LUMINESCENCE EFFICIENCIES; OPTICAL ACTIVATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE EFFICIENCY; PHOTONIC APPLICATION; TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS; THERMAL ANNEALING PROCESS;

CLUSTERING ALGORITHMS; EUROPIUM COMPOUNDS; IONS; LIGHT EMISSION; SILICON; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EUROPIUM;

EID: 84876391182     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4799407     Document Type: Article

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