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Selective Purcell enhancement of defect emission in ZnO thin films

Journal Article · · Optics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.37.001538· OSTI ID:1047642
A zinc interstitial defect present but unobservable in ZnO thin films annealed at 500 C in oxygen or in atmosphere was selectively detected by interaction of the film with an Ag surface-plasmon polariton. The time-dependent differential reflectivity of the ZnO near the ZnO/MgO interface exhibited a subpicosecond decay followed by a several nanosecond recovery, consistent with the Purcell-enhanced Zn interstitial luminescence seen in Ag ZnO heterostructures. Heterostructures annealed at other temperatures showed significantly greater band-edge photoluminescence and no evidence of the Zn interstitial defect.
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
Sponsoring Organization:
ORNL work for others
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
1047642
Journal Information:
Optics Letters, Journal Name: Optics Letters Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 37; ISSN 0146-9592; ISSN OPLEDP
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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