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Title: Comparison on electrically pumped random laser actions of hydrothermal and sputtered ZnO films

Abstract

Random lasing (RL) in polycrystalline ZnO films is an intriguing research subject. Here, we have comparatively investigated electrically pumped RL behaviors of two metal-insulator-semiconductor structured devices using the hydrothermal and sputtered ZnO films as the semiconductor components, i.e., the light-emitting layers, respectively. It is demonstrated that the device using the hydrothermal ZnO film exhibits smaller threshold current and larger output optical power of the electrically pumped RL. The morphological characterization shows that the hydrothermal ZnO film is somewhat porous and is much rougher than the sputtered one, suggesting that in the former stronger multiple light scattering can occur. Moreover, the photoluminescence characterization indicates that there are fewer defects in the hydrothermal ZnO film than in the sputtered one, which means that the photons can pick up larger optical gain through stimulated emission in the hydrothermal ZnO film. Therefore, it is believed that the stronger multiple light scattering and larger optical gain contribute to the improved performance of the electrically pumped RL from the device using the hydrothermal ZnO film.

Authors:
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  1. State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027 (China)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22217951
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Applied Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 114; Journal Issue: 13; Other Information: (c) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0021-8979
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; FILMS; LIGHT SCATTERING; METALS; OPTICAL PUMPING; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; POLYCRYSTALS; POROUS MATERIALS; RANDOMNESS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SOLUTIONS; SPUTTERING; STIMULATED EMISSION; SURFACE COATING; THRESHOLD CURRENT; ZINC OXIDES

Citation Formats

Wang, Canxing, Jiang, Haotian, Li, Yunpeng, Ma, Xiangyang, and Yang, Deren. Comparison on electrically pumped random laser actions of hydrothermal and sputtered ZnO films. United States: N. p., 2013. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4824176.
Wang, Canxing, Jiang, Haotian, Li, Yunpeng, Ma, Xiangyang, & Yang, Deren. Comparison on electrically pumped random laser actions of hydrothermal and sputtered ZnO films. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4824176
Wang, Canxing, Jiang, Haotian, Li, Yunpeng, Ma, Xiangyang, and Yang, Deren. 2013. "Comparison on electrically pumped random laser actions of hydrothermal and sputtered ZnO films". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4824176.
@article{osti_22217951,
title = {Comparison on electrically pumped random laser actions of hydrothermal and sputtered ZnO films},
author = {Wang, Canxing and Jiang, Haotian and Li, Yunpeng and Ma, Xiangyang and Yang, Deren},
abstractNote = {Random lasing (RL) in polycrystalline ZnO films is an intriguing research subject. Here, we have comparatively investigated electrically pumped RL behaviors of two metal-insulator-semiconductor structured devices using the hydrothermal and sputtered ZnO films as the semiconductor components, i.e., the light-emitting layers, respectively. It is demonstrated that the device using the hydrothermal ZnO film exhibits smaller threshold current and larger output optical power of the electrically pumped RL. The morphological characterization shows that the hydrothermal ZnO film is somewhat porous and is much rougher than the sputtered one, suggesting that in the former stronger multiple light scattering can occur. Moreover, the photoluminescence characterization indicates that there are fewer defects in the hydrothermal ZnO film than in the sputtered one, which means that the photons can pick up larger optical gain through stimulated emission in the hydrothermal ZnO film. Therefore, it is believed that the stronger multiple light scattering and larger optical gain contribute to the improved performance of the electrically pumped RL from the device using the hydrothermal ZnO film.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4824176},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22217951}, journal = {Journal of Applied Physics},
issn = {0021-8979},
number = 13,
volume = 114,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Oct 07 00:00:00 EDT 2013},
month = {Mon Oct 07 00:00:00 EDT 2013}
}