Cathodoluminescence and photoluminescence spectroscopy of NiO

Abstract

Cathodoluminescence (CL) and photoluminescence (PL) of nickel oxide (NiO) have been investigated. The observed emission bands in the visible and near infrared spectral ranges are attributed to Ni^(2+) intraionic transitions. Some of the features observed in the CL spectra recorded from vacuum annealed samples are tentatively attributed to electronic transitions involving defect-induced states located inside the charge-transfer gap of this transition metal oxide.