Selectively excited photoluminescence from Eu-implanted GaN

The intensity of Eu-related luminescence from ion-implanted GaN with a 10 nm thick AlN cap, both grown epitaxially by metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) is increased markedly by high-temperature annealing at 1300 ⁰C. Photoluminescence (PL) and PL excitation (PLE) studies reveal a variet...

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Authors: Wang, K., Martin, R. W., O’Donnell, K. P., Katchkanov, V., Nogales Díaz, Emilio, Lorenz, K., Alves, E., Ruffenach, S., Briot, O.
Format: article
Publication Date:2005
Country:España
Institution:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repository:Docta Complutense
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/52129
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/52129
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:538.9
Earth-doped gan
Growth
Er
Electroluminescence
Emission
Física de materiales
Física del estado sólido
2211 Física del Estado Sólido
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Summary:The intensity of Eu-related luminescence from ion-implanted GaN with a 10 nm thick AlN cap, both grown epitaxially by metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) is increased markedly by high-temperature annealing at 1300 ⁰C. Photoluminescence (PL) and PL excitation (PLE) studies reveal a variety of Eu centers with different excitation mechanisms. High- resolution PL spectra at low temperature clearly show that emission lines ascribed to ⁵D₀-⁷F₂ (similar to 622 nm), ⁵D₀-⁷F₃ (similar to 664 nm), and ⁵D₀-⁷F₁ (similar to 602 nm) transitions ach consist of several peaks. PL excitation spectra of the spectrally resolved components of the ⁵D₀-⁷F₂ multiplet contain contributions from above-bandedge absorption by the GaN host, a GaN exciton absorption at 356 nm, and a broad subedge absorption band centred at similar to 385 nm. Marked differences in the shape of the ⁵D₀-⁷F₂ PL multiplet are demonstrated by selective excitation via the continuum/exciton states and the below gap absorption band. The four strongest lines of the multiplet are shown to consist of two pairs due to different Eu3+ centers with different excitation mechanisms.