Intense luminescence emission from rare-earth-doped MoO₃nanoplates and lamellar crystals for optoelectronic applications

Abstract

Strong and stable room-temperature photoluminescence (PL) emission is achieved in MoO3 nanoplates and lamellar crystals doped with Er and Eu by ion implantation and subsequent annealing. Micro-Raman and PL spectroscopy reveal that optical activation of the rare earth ions and recovery of the original MoO3 structure are achieved for shorter annealing treatments and for lower temperatures in nanoplates, as compared with lamellar crystals. Er seems to be more readily incorporated into optically active sites in the oxide lattice than Eu. The influence of the dimensionality of the host sample on the characteristics of the PL emission of both rare earth dopants is addressed.