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Er-Implanted Porous Silicon: a Novel Material for Si-Based Infrared LEDs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2011

Fereydoon Namavar ,
F. Lu ,
C.H. Perry ,
A. Cremins ,
N.M. Kalkhoran ,
J.T. Daly  and
R.A. Soref
Fereydoon Namavar
Affiliation:
Spire Corporation, One Patriots Park, Bedford, MA 01730-2396
F. Lu
Affiliation:
Hanscom AFB, Bedford, MA 01730
C.H. Perry
Affiliation:
Northeastern University, Boston, MA
A. Cremins
Affiliation:
Spire Corporation, One Patriots Park, Bedford, MA 01730-2396
N.M. Kalkhoran
Affiliation:
Spire Corporation, One Patriots Park, Bedford, MA 01730-2396
J.T. Daly
Affiliation:
Spire Corporation, One Patriots Park, Bedford, MA 01730-2396
R.A. Soref
Affiliation:
Hanscom AFB, Bedford, MA 01730
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Abstract

We have demonstrated a strong, room-temperature, 1.54 μm emission from erbium-implanted at 190 keV into red-emitting porous silicon. Luminescence data showed that the intensity of infrared (IR) emission from Er implanted porous Si annealed at ≤ 650°C, was a few orders of magnitude stronger than Er implanted quartz produced under identical conditions, and was almost comparable to IR emission from In0.53Ga0.47As material which is used for commercial IR light-emitting diodes (LEDs).

The strong IR emission (much higher than Er in quartz) and the weak temperature dependency of Er in porous Si, which is similar to Er3+ in wide-bandgap semiconductors, suggests that Er is not in SiO2 or Si with bulk properties but, may be confined in Si light-emitting nanostructures. Porous Si is a good substrate for rare earth elements because: 1) a high concentration of optically active Er3+ can be obtained by implanting at about 200 keV, 2) porous Si and bulk Si are transparent to 1.54 μm emission therefore, device fabrication is simplified, and 3) although the external quantum efficiency of visible light from porous Si is compromised because of self-absorption, it can be used to pump Er3+.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 358: Symposium F – Microcrystalline and Nanocrystalline Semiconductors , 1994 , 375
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1995

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