Enhancement of cathodoluminescent and photoluminescent properties of Eu:Y2O3 luminescent films by vacuum cooling

D. Kumar, J. Sankar, K. G. Cho, V. Craciun, R. K. Singh

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Abstract

This letter investigates the role of postdeposition oxygen treatments upon their luminescent properties by synthesizing Eu:Y2O3 films by pulsed laser deposition under different conditions and subjecting them to various postdeposition oxygen treatments. Our results have shown that Eu:Y2O3 films grown in 300 mTorr oxygen ambient and cooled in vacuum (10-6 Torr) after the termination of growth exhibit better photoluminescent and cathodoluminescent brightness than those grown in (i) vacuum and cooled in vacuum and (ii) 300 mTorr oxygen and cooled in 2 Torr oxygen. Two possible mechanisms have been proposed to explain these results.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2518-2520
Number of pages3
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume77
Issue number16
DOIs
StatePublished - 16 Oct 2000
Externally publishedYes

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