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Self-assembled nanorod array (NRA) heterostructures consisting of single-crystalline Er-doped ZnO NRAs on Au island films have been synthesized by a chemical method and proposed as one of the promising optoelectronic materials since the Er intra-4f shell transition leads to 1540 nm emission for optical communication. The microstructural analysis, electronic structure analysis, and photoluminescence characterizations have been performed. The enhanced 1540 nm emission of Er-doped ZnO NRAs is due to the enhancement of deep level emission of ZnO host, which results from local field enhancement effects of Au island films, and subsequent energy transfer to Er3+.
Keywords: ZnO, IR emission, nanowire, nanorod, Er, surface Plasmon, Er-doped semiconductors, photoluminescence, Au Island Films
Current Nanoscience
Title: Er-Doped ZnO Nanorod Arrays with Enhanced IR Emission by Using Au Island Films
Volume: 7 Issue: 2
Author(s): Jian-Wei Lo, Chin-An Lin and Jr-Hau He
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Keywords: ZnO, IR emission, nanowire, nanorod, Er, surface Plasmon, Er-doped semiconductors, photoluminescence, Au Island Films
Abstract: Self-assembled nanorod array (NRA) heterostructures consisting of single-crystalline Er-doped ZnO NRAs on Au island films have been synthesized by a chemical method and proposed as one of the promising optoelectronic materials since the Er intra-4f shell transition leads to 1540 nm emission for optical communication. The microstructural analysis, electronic structure analysis, and photoluminescence characterizations have been performed. The enhanced 1540 nm emission of Er-doped ZnO NRAs is due to the enhancement of deep level emission of ZnO host, which results from local field enhancement effects of Au island films, and subsequent energy transfer to Er3+.
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Lo Jian-Wei, Lin Chin-An and He Jr-Hau, Er-Doped ZnO Nanorod Arrays with Enhanced IR Emission by Using Au Island Films, Current Nanoscience 2011; 7 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157341311794653659
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157341311794653659 |
Print ISSN 1573-4137 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-6786 |
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