Molecular beam epitaxial growth of Eu-doped CaF2 and BaF2 on Si
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The growth of Eu-doped CaF2 and BaF2 thin films on Si~100!, ~110!, and ~111! substrates has been realized by molecular beam epitaxy using elemental Eu evaporation. Very bright blue emissions from Eu-doped CaF2 and yellow emissions from Eu-doped BaF2 were obtained in the wavelength range of 400–850 nm at 10 K. Depending on the Si substrate orientation, the zero-phonon line of Eu in the CaF2 thin films was shifted by different amounts relative to that of bulk CaF2 due to residual strain in these epilayers. © 1996 American Vacuum Society.
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