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A multicomponent Stark structure corresponding to a 4I 13/2→4I 15/2 transition in the 4f 11 shell of Er3+ ions is observed in hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) subjected to low-temperature (150 °C) anneal. The observation of narrow, strong components indicates that the erbium ions form a highly ordered local surrounding (Er-O-Si nanoclusters) in the labile, disordered structural network of a-Si:H.
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Pis’ma Zh. Éksp. Teor. Fiz. 70, No. 12, 780–783 (25 December 1999)
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Andreev, A.A., Golubev, V.G., Medvedev, A.V. et al. Observation of fine structure in the photoluminescence spectrum of an Er3+ ion in an amorphous silicon matrix. Jetp Lett. 70, 797–800 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.568233
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