WANG Huai-pei, LIN Zhen-xu, SONG Jie etc. Strong Tunable Light Emission from Amorphous Silicon Oxycarbide Film[J]. Chinese Journal of Luminescence, 2017,38(9): 1167-1172
WANG Huai-pei, LIN Zhen-xu, SONG Jie etc. Strong Tunable Light Emission from Amorphous Silicon Oxycarbide Film[J]. Chinese Journal of Luminescence, 2017,38(9): 1167-1172 DOI: 10.3788/fgxb20173809.1167.
Strong Tunable Light Emission from Amorphous Silicon Oxycarbide Film
The strong luminescent amorphous silicon oxycarbide (a-SiC
x
O
y
) films with different O content were prepared by very high frequency plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (VHF-PECVD) at 250℃ by using the gas mixture of SiH
4
CH
4
and O
2
as the precursor. The effect of O content on the luminescent properties and structure of SiC
x
O
y
thin films was investigated. It is found that the increase of O content results in remarkable photoluminescence (PL) with orange-red to blue shifting emission
which can be clearly observed with the naked eyes in a bright room. The PL of the a-SiC
x
O
y
film is suggested from the nanoseconds recombination lifetime. The microstructure and the chemical compositions of the films were further investigated by Raman spectra
respectively. Combining with the PL results and the analysis of the chemical bonds and microstructure present in the films
the main phase structure of the films and the change of the luminescent center with the O
2
flow rate are the main reasons for the tunable light emission.
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