The origin of 2.7 eV luminescence and 5.2 eV excitation band in hafnium oxide

Journal Article · Mon Feb 17 04:00:00 UTC 2014 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4865259· OSTI ID:22283136

Aliev, V. Sh.; Gritsenko, V. A. ^[1]; Saraev, A. A. ^[2]; Kaichev, V. V. ^[3]; Ivanova, E. V.; Zamoryanskaya, M. V. ^[4]

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1. A. V. Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics of SB RAS, 13 Lavrentieva Ave, 630090 Novosibirsk (Russian Federation)
2. Boreskov Institute of Catalysis of SB RAS, 5 Lavrentieva Ave, 630090 Novosibirsk (Russian Federation)
3. Novosibirsk State University, 2 Pirogova St., 630090 Novosibirsk (Russian Federation)
4. Ioffe Physicotechnical Institute of RAS, 26 Politechnicheskaya St., 194021 St. Petersburg (Russian Federation)

The origin of a blue luminescence band at 2.7 eV and a luminescence excitation band at 5.2 eV of hafnia has been studied in stoichiometric and non-stoichiometric hafnium oxide films. Experimental and calculated results from the first principles valence band spectra showed that the stoichiometry violation leads to the formation of the peak density of states in the band gap caused by oxygen vacancies. Cathodoluminescence in the non-stoichiometric film exhibits a band at 2.65 eV that is excited at the energy of 5.2 eV. The optical absorption spectrum calculated for the cubic phase of HfO{sub 2} with oxygen vacancies shows a peak at 5.3 eV. Thus, it could be concluded that the blue luminescence band at 2.7 eV and HfO{sub x} excitation peak at 5.2 eV are due to oxygen vacancies. The thermal trap energy in hafnia was estimated.

• OSTI ID: 22283136
• Journal Information: Applied Physics Letters, Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 104; ISSN APPLAB; ISSN 0003-6951
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
ABSORPTION SPECTRA
CATHODOLUMINESCENCE
ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE
EV RANGE
EXCITATION
HAFNIUM OXIDES
OXYGEN
STOICHIOMETRY
THIN FILMS
TRAPS
VACANCIES
VALENCE