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Fine structure of the 3.42 eV emission band in GaN

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OSTI ID:395007
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  1. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab., CA (United States)
A luminescence band centered around 3.42 eV is commonly observed in GaN. Its appearance has been tentatively assigned to an oxygen donor level. Stimulated laser activity has also been reported at this energy. The authors present a study of this band in GaN grown by high temperature vapor phase epitaxy (HTVPE). The high quality of this material, with an excitonic line width as narrow as 3 meV, allows the distinguishing of four different peak positions of this luminescence band. They appear 3.4066, 3.4121, 3.4186, and 3.4238 eV (T = 6 K). Within the experimental error the lines exhibit an equidistant spacing of 6 meV. They show a pressure behavior similar to shallow levels described by effective mass theory. The authors discuss their results in the context of incorporation of oxygen and structural defects in GaN.
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00098
OSTI ID:
395007
Report Number(s):
CONF-951155--; ISBN 1-55899-298-7
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English