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Nature Materials 4, 816–819 (1 November 2005) | doi:10.1038/nmat1498

Blue-light emission at room temperature from Ar+-irradiated SrTiO3

Daisuke Kan , Takahito Terashima , Ryoko Kanda , Atsunobu Masuno , Kazunori Tanaka , Shucheng Chu , Hirofumi Kan , Atsushi Ishizumi , Yoshihiko Kanemitsu , Yuichi Shimakawa & Mikio Takano

Oxide-based electronic devices are expected to have fascinating properties, unlike those made from conventional semiconductors. SrTiO3 (STO) is a key material for this new field of electronics.