Luminescence of porous silicon/terbium organic complex hybrid

J. X. Meng, T. K. Li, Rick W K WONG, Kok Wai CHEAH*

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Abstract

A simple but effective doping method to introduce organometallic complexes into porous silicon was developed. Upon hybridization with a Tb-sulfosalicylic complex, porous silicon emits bright green emission when excited with an UV light. The photoluminescence spectrum shows that only Tb3+ ions emit efficiently while the luminescence of porous silicon and organic ligands are almost thoroughly quenched. Based on the Fourier transform infrared and photoluminescence measurements, it is proposed that Tb3+ complex was physically adsorbed in the pores of porous silicon. The origin of Tb3+ PL was also elucidated from the PL excitation spectrum measurement.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2795-2797
Number of pages3
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume77
Issue number18
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Oct 2000

Scopus Subject Areas

  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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