Sequential multiple-step europium ion implantation and annealing of GaN

Miranda, S. M. C. and Edwards, P. R. and O'Donnell, K. P. and Boćkowski, M. and Alves, E. and Roqan, I. S. and Vantomme, A. and Lorenz, K. (2014) Sequential multiple-step europium ion implantation and annealing of GaN. Physica Status Solidi C, 11 (2). pp. 253-257. ISSN 1610-1642 (https://doi.org/10.1002/pssc.201300210)

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Abstract

Sequential multiple Eu ion implantations at low fluence (1×1013 cm-2 at 300 keV) and subsequent rapid thermal annealing (RTA) steps (30 s at 1000 °C or 1100 °C) were performed on high quality nominally undoped GaN films grown by metal organic chemical vapour deposition (MOCVD) and medium quality GaN:Mg grown by hydride vapour phase epitaxy (HVPE). Compared to samples implanted in a single step, multiple implantation/annealing shows only marginal structural improvement for the MOCVD samples, but a significant improvement of crystal quality and optical activation of Eu was achieved in the HVPE films. This improvement is attributed to the lower crystalline quality of the starting material, which probably enhances the diffusion of defects and acts to facilitate the annealing of implantation damage and the effective incorporation of the Eu ions in the crystal structure. Optical activation of Eu3+ ions in the HVPE samples was further improved by high temperature and high pressure annealing (HTHP) up to 1400 °C. After HTHP annealing the main room temperature cathodo- and photoluminescence line in Mg-doped samples lies at ∼ 619 nm, characteristic of a known Mg-related Eu3+ centre, while after RTA treatment the dominant line lies at ∼ 622 nm, typical for undoped GaN:Eu.

ORCID iDs

Miranda, S. M. C., Edwards, P. R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7671-7698, O'Donnell, K. P. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3072-3675, Boćkowski, M., Alves, E., Roqan, I. S., Vantomme, A. and Lorenz, K.;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:47160
    Dates:
    Date
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    1 February 2014
    Published
    20 January 2014
    Published Online
    Subjects:Science > Physics
    Department:Faculty of Science > Physics
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:11 Mar 2014 12:38
    Last modified:11 Nov 2024 10:38
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/47160
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