Improved luminescence properties of pulsed laser deposited Eu:Y2O3thin films on diamond coated silicon substrates

K. G. Cho, D. Kumar, D. G. Lee, S. L. Jones, P. H. Holloway, R. K. Singh

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Abstract

Europium activated yttrium oxide (Eu:Y2O3) phosphor films have been grown in situ on (100) bare and diamond-coated silicon substrates using a pulsed laser deposition technique. Diamond-coated silicon substrates were prepared using hot filament chemical vapor deposition of diamond onto silicon. Photoluminescence brightness from Eu:Y2O3 films grown at 700°C on diamond-coated silicon substrates was about twice that of films on bare silicon, and reached 80% of the brightness of powders. The higher brightness from Eu:Y2O3 film on diamond-coated silicon substrates is attributed to reduced internal reflections from the Eu:Y2O3 film surface, which results from the roughness of the diamond layer.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3335-3337
Number of pages3
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume71
Issue number23
DOIs
StatePublished - 8 Dec 1997
Externally publishedYes

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