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Microphotoluminescence Studies on Single GaN Nanocolumns

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Kathrin Sebald ,
J. Gutowski ,
N. Thillosen ,
S. Montanari ,
R. Meijers ,
R. Calarco ,
N. Kaluza ,
H. Hardtdegen  and
H. Lüth
Kathrin Sebald
Affiliation:
ksebald@ifp.uni-bremen.de, Institute of Solid State Physics, P.O. Box 330440, Bremen, Bremen, 28334, Germany
J. Gutowski
Affiliation:
gutowski@ifp.uni-bremen.de
N. Thillosen
Affiliation:
n.thillosen@fz-juelich.de
S. Montanari
Affiliation:
s.montanari@fz-juelich.de
R. Meijers
Affiliation:
r.meijers@fz-juelich.de
R. Calarco
Affiliation:
r.calarco@fz-juelich.de
N. Kaluza
Affiliation:
n.nastase@fz-juelich.de
H. Hardtdegen
Affiliation:
h.hardtdegen@fz-juelich.de
H. Lüth
Affiliation:
h.lueth@fz-juelich.de
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Abstract

We present comparative micro-photoluminescence measurements on ensembles and isolated single GaN nanocolumns. The samples were prepared in a top-down approach by etching compact GaN layers grown on Si(111) and sapphire (0001) substrates. The comparison of the spectral energy change of the donor-bound exciton emission of GaN volume material and nanocolumns prepared on different substrates as well as from nanocolumns detached from the substrate gives an insight into the strain induced by the substrate. Experimental evidence for the relaxation effects were found. A common D°X spectral position at 3.473 eV was found for all detached single GaN nanocolumns independent of the substrate used, as expected for a relaxed system. Furthermore the optical properties of structural-defect related emission peaks were investigated for single nanocolumns.

Keywords

nitridenanostructureoptical properties
Type
Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 892 , 2005 , 0892-FF31-04
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2006

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