Up-conversion effect of Er- and Yb-doped ZnO thin films

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 562, Issue , 2014, Pages 456-461

  Llusca M ^a   Lopez Vidrier J ^a   Antony, A ^a,b   Hernandez S ^a   Garrido, B ^a   Bertomeu, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Erbium; Photoluminescence; Up conversion; Ytterbium; ZInc Oxide

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; ENERGY TRANSFER; ERBIUM; IONS; MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; ZINC OXIDE;

980 NM LASERS; ANNEALING PROCESS; LASER SOURCES; OPTICAL ACTIVITY; POST-DEPOSITION; RF-MAGNETRON SPUTTERING; UP-CONVERSION; UP-CONVERSION EMISSION;

YTTERBIUM;

EID: 84901767127     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2014.03.078     Document Type: Article

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