• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 5, Issue 6, 567 (2017)
Ranran Fan, Fei Lu*, and Kaikai Li
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  • School of Information Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
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    Ranran Fan, Fei Lu, Kaikai Li. 1.54 μm photoluminescence enhancenment of Er3+-doped ZnO films containing nc-Ge: joint effect from Er3+ local environment changing and energy transfer of nc-Ge[J]. Photonics Research, 2017, 5(6): 567 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Ranran Fan, Fei Lu, Kaikai Li. 1.54 μm photoluminescence enhancenment of Er3+-doped ZnO films containing nc-Ge: joint effect from Er3+ local environment changing and energy transfer of nc-Ge[J]. Photonics Research, 2017, 5(6): 567
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