Spectroscopic study of the effect of N and F codoping on the spatial distribution of Er3+ dopant ions in vitreous SiO2
- 15 March 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 101 (6), 063529
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2713351
Abstract
Pulsed electron paramagnetic resonance(EPR)spectroscopy has been used to study the influence of codoping with N and/or F on the clustering of Er 3 + ions in vitreous SiO 2 . Measurements of echo-detected EPR, spin-lattice and phase memory relaxation times, and electron spin-echo envelope modulation (ESEEM) were made in the X band. Er-N, Er-F, and Er-N-F codoped glasses show clear evidence of clustering of Er 3 + ions at concentration levels ranging between 6.67 × 10 18 cm − 3 and 6.67 × 10 19 cm − 3 . However, the relatively long phase memory relaxation time and the observability of ESEEM in the Er-N-F codoped glass strongly indicate that combined codoping with N and F is more effective in homogenization of the spatial distribution of Er 3 + ions in vitreous SiO 2 , although, the structural mechanism remains unclear. The ESEEM results provide evidence in favor of the presence of N in the vicinity of the Er 3 + ions in Er-N-F codoped vitreous SiO 2 .Keywords
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