ABSTRACT
A near-field study of the electro-optical phenomena and aging characteristics of nanostructured and bulk ZnS:Mn alternating-current thin-film electro-optical devices is presented. ZnS:Mn nanocrystals embedded in the glass matrices as well as ZnS:Mn thin-film phosphors contain four different concentrations of Mn (from 0.05 to 1.0 mol%). The activator impurity in the phosphor influences the spectral properties and, to a large extent, the temporal properties of optical emission and an aging process of the devices. Therefore, a local photoluminescence and electroluminescence investigation using a scanning near-field optical microscope technique is provided and the aging characteristics of ZnS:Mn nanocrystal structure also presented.
ABSTRACT
The electric field of an evanescent wave generates fluorescence in the interface between a dielectric surface and an adjacent, fluorescing, medium of lower refractive index. The difference between the fluorescing signals from covered and noncovered surfaces enables nondestructive measurement of the film thickness to be made in the range 1-15 nm.
