A study of optical and electrical properties of in-rich In 1-XGaXN

M. Gunes, N. Balkan, M. Yilmaz, B. Ulug, A. Ulug, W. J. Schaff

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Abstract

We report the optoelectronic properties of In-rich In1-XGa XN samples grown on sapphire substrates by MBE. Optical properties were determined by photoluminescence spectroscopy at temperatures between T=10 K and 300 K. The results indicate that the PL peak energy has very weak temperature dependence and the optical absorption edge energy increases with increasing Ga content as previously reported in the literature. In this paper we suggest that this observation might be explained in terms of strong carrier localization due to a large compositional inhomogeneity. Hall measurements were also performed at temperatures between T=77 K and 300 K. All intentionally undoped samples were n-type and increasing Ga content reduced the electron mobility associated with reduced crystalline quality. The weak temperature dependence of the electron mobility is explained in terms of enhanced screening effect between electrons and optical phonons.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEmerging Trends and Novel Materials in Photonics - International Commission for Optics Topical Meeting, ICO Photonics Delphi 2009
Pages178-183
Number of pages6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
EventInternational Commission for Optics (ICO), Topical Meeting on "Emerging Trends and Novel Materials in Photonics", ICO-Photonics-Delphi2009 - Delphi, Greece
Duration: 7 Oct 20099 Oct 2009

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1288
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

ConferenceInternational Commission for Optics (ICO), Topical Meeting on "Emerging Trends and Novel Materials in Photonics", ICO-Photonics-Delphi2009
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityDelphi
Period7/10/099/10/09

Keywords

  • Hall measurement
  • InGaN
  • Optical phonons
  • Photoluminescence

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