Active emitters based on nanostructured Si
by F. Gourbilleau, A. Belarouci, D. Breard, C. Dufour, R. Rizk
International Journal of Nanotechnology (IJNT), Vol. 5, No. 6/7/8, 2008

Abstract: The present paper deals with the use of Si nanoclusters as efficient sensitisers for Er and Nd rare earth ions or as active emitters in Si/SiO₂ Fabry-Perot microcavities. The films have been fabricated using the reactive magnetron sputtering of a silica target. The energy transfer efficiency from Si-nc towards Er ions has been studied as a function of the fabrication parameters (hydrogen rate, annealing temperature) through time resolved PL intensity measurements on Er-doped silicon-rich silica layers. A multilayer approach has been developed to determine the critical parameters such as the optimum Si-nc size and the characteristic interaction distance Si-nc-Er ions which govern the transfer Si-nc-Er. Thus we have found an optimum size of 4 nm for the Si nanocluster and a maximum spacing of 0.4 nm between the Si-nc sensitisers and the Er³⁺ ions. First results on the efficient sensitising effect of Si nanocluster towards Nd³⁺ ions are also reported. Concerning the optical planar Si/SiO₂ microcavities, spectral, spatial and temporal photoluminescence behaviour of the Si/SiO₂ multilayers confined inside the resonator are studied. The comparison with a reference sample evidences the effect of the distributed Bragg reflectors structure on the intensity enhancement and the directional characteristic of the emission.

Online publication date: Sat, 14-Jun-2008

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