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Optical Properties of Mg-GaN, GaN/AlGaN SCH structures, and GaN on ZnO Substrates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

H. Morkoç
Affiliation:
On sabbatical leave at Wright Laboratory on a University Resident Research Program funded by AFOSR.
W. Kim
Affiliation:
University of Illinois, Coordinated Science Laboratory and Materials Research Laboratory, 104 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801
Ö. Aktas
Affiliation:
University of Illinois, Coordinated Science Laboratory and Materials Research Laboratory, 104 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801
A. Salvador
Affiliation:
University of Illinois, Coordinated Science Laboratory and Materials Research Laboratory, 104 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801
A. Botchkarev
Affiliation:
University of Illinois, Coordinated Science Laboratory and Materials Research Laboratory, 104 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana, IL 61801
D. C. Reynolds
Affiliation:
University Research Center, Wright State University, Dayton Ohio 45435
D. C. Look
Affiliation:
University Research Center, Wright State University, Dayton Ohio 45435
M. Smith
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506-2601
G. D. Chen
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506-2601
J. Y. Lin
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506-2601
H. X. Jiang
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506-2601
T.J. Schmidt
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078-0444
X.H. Yang
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078-0444
W. Shan
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078-0444
J.J. Song
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078-0444
B. Goldenberg
Affiliation:
Honeywell Technology Center, 4B75, 1201 State Highway 55 Plymouth MN 55441-4799
C. W. Litton
Affiliation:
Electronic Research Directorate, WL/ELR, Building 620 Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433
K. Evans
Affiliation:
Electronic Research Directorate, WL/ELR, Building 620 Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433
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Abstract

GaN films and GaN/AlGaN heterostructures have been gro wn by MBE. GaN films doped with varying levels of Mg indicate effective mass acceptor at low doping concentrations, as determined from strong photoluminescence emission at about 380 nm. As the Mg concentration is increased the photoluminescence emission line red shifts considerably, indicating the formation of Mg-related or induced complexes whose lifetimes are relatively short. GaN/AlGaN separate confinement heterostructures grown on sapphire show strong near ultraviolet stimulated emission at room temperature in a side-pumping configuration. The pumping threshold for stimulated emission at room temperature was found to be ∼90 kW/cm2. Initial GaN films grown on ZnO substrates show the A exciton in low temperature photoluminescence. ZnO is being considered for nitride growth because of its stacking order and close lattice match.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1996

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