Sol-gel synthesis and emission characterization of Mn/sup 2+/:Zn/sub 2/SiO/sub 4/ thin films

This paper summarizes the results on structural details and photoluminescence spectra of Mn/sup 2+/:Zn/sub 2/SiO/sub 4/ thin films deposited on SiO/sub 2//Si in sol-gel process annealed at 1000/spl deg/C in different environments (N/sub 2/, O/sub 2/ & vacuum) for their optoelectronic applications.