Abstract
ZnO single crystal wafers were treated by thermal diffusion Zn doping to study the intrinsic defects in ZnO, optical properti
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of samples which were obtained under different diffusion time and cooling mode were investigated by photoluminescence
(PL) spectra. It can be seen that the UV intensity enhanced clearly by Zn doping, and when prolonging diffusion time, the
visible band also appeared. According to the a nalysis of the thermal diffusion mechanism, it can be concluded that Zn i
formed in the first stage of diffusion, and then Zn O generated later. Based on the energy levels of these defects, the visible
peak at 510nm is probably from Zn O . Low temperature ( PL spectrum of ZnO sample with the strongest UV peak was
measured and investigated. At 10K, the neutral donor bound excitons dominate in the PL spectrum. Two electron satellite
(TES) transitions of the donor bound excitons appeared in the chart allow us t o determine the donor binding energy around
52meV, which is consisted with Zn i defect. Therefore, the Zn i is an important shallow defect contributing to the conductance
of ZnO at room temperature..
Keywords
ZnO crystal,Zn doping,Intrinsic defect,Photoluminescence.
Citation
WEIYING ZHANG, JIANGUO ZHAO, ZHAOJUN LIU, LIJIE SUN, ZHUXI FU, Photoluminescence relevant to intrinsic defects of ZnO crystal by Zn doping, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 8, 7-8, July-August 2014, pp.790-793 (2014).
Submitted at: Feb. 11, 2014
Accepted at: July 10, 2014