Author:
Zavada J. M.,Wilson R. G.,Schwartz R. N.,MacKenzie J. D.,Abernathy C. R.,Pearton S. J.,Wu X.,Hömmerich U.
Abstract
AbstractEr-doped AIN epilayers have been grown using metal-organic molecular beam epitaxy (MOMBE) with controlled Er densities. Cell temperatures greater than 1000°C were required for the Er solid source in order to achieve significant Er concentrations in the epilayers. Er densities in the 1019 to 1020 cm−3 range were confirmed using secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS), quantified using implanted standards. The epilayers were optically excited using an argon-ion laser and infrared luminescence spectra were measured over the temperature range 13 to 300 K. The spectra are centered at 1.54 μm and display features typical of the Er3+ configuration. These data demonstrate that high densities of Er atoms can be incorporated in AIN films during epitaxial growth and that the Er atoms give rise to the intra-4f transitions of the trivalent Er3+ ion.
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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