Optically Induced Deexcitation of Rare-Earth Ions in a Semiconductor Matrix
- 7 November 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 89 (22), 227401
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.89.227401
Abstract
We report on verification of the proposed energy transfer mechanism responsible for photoluminescence of rare earth (RE) ions in semiconductors. Using two-color spectroscopy in the visible and the midinfrared regions (with a free-electron laser) we demonstrate reversal of the most important step in the excitation process. In that way, formation of the intermediate state bridging atomic states of the RE ion core and extended orbitals of a semiconducting host is explicitly confirmed and its characteristic energy spectroscopically determined. The study is performed for InP:Yb. It is argued, however, that the conclusions are valid for all semiconductor:RE systems, including the notorious Si:Er.Keywords
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