Effect of indium doping on the transient optical properties of GaN films

We have investigated the effects of In doping on the optical properties of GaN films grown by gas-source molecular-beam epitaxy. Time-resolved photoluminescence was carried out to study the transient optical properties of the epitaxial films. In comparison to the undoped GaN film, the spontaneous em...

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Published in:Applied physics letters 1999-11, Vol.75 (19), p.2879-2881
Main Authors: Kumano, Hidekazu, Hoshi, Ken-ichi, Tanaka, Satoru, Suemune, Ikuo, Shen, Xu-Qiang, Riblet, Philippe, Ramvall, Peter, Aoyagi, Yoshinobu
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Language:English
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Summary:We have investigated the effects of In doping on the optical properties of GaN films grown by gas-source molecular-beam epitaxy. Time-resolved photoluminescence was carried out to study the transient optical properties of the epitaxial films. In comparison to the undoped GaN film, the spontaneous emission lifetime was prolonged from below 20 to 70 ps by doping with In. Under high-excitation density, stimulated emission was observed from both samples. The threshold excitation density was found to be reduced in the In-doped sample. These significant improvements of the optical properties are attributed to the effective suppression of the formation of the nonradiative recombination centers caused by a change of the growth kinetics induced by a small amount of In supplied during growth of the GaN films.
ISSN:0003-6951
1077-3118
DOI:10.1063/1.125178