Time-and temperature-resolved photoluminescence of GaN:Mg epitaxial layers grown by MOVPE

  • A. L. Gurskii
  • , I. P. Marko
  • , E. V. Lutsenko
  • , V. N. Pavlovskii
  • , V. Z. Zubialevich
  • , G. P. Yablonskii
  • , B. Schineller
  • , O. Schön
  • , M. Heuken

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Abstract

Time-integrated and time-resolved photoluminescence (PL) spectra as well as the luminescence transients of moderately doped GaN:Mg samples grown by MOVPE were studied between 80 K and 380 K at pulse excitation by a nitrogen laser beam in order to clarify the mechanism of the large blue shift of the 2.8 eV PL band above room temperature. Based on the performed study, the new band at 3.05 eV dominating in PL spectra above room temperature is attributed to the donor-to-valence band recombination. The corresponding donor ionization energy is about 290 meV. The blue shift of the spectra is therefore explained as a result of ionization of shallow acceptor states involved together with deep donors in donor-acceptor recombination forming the 2.8 eV band below room temperature.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)361-364
Number of pages4
JournalPhysica Status Solidi (B): Basic Research
Volume228
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2001
Externally publishedYes

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