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Photoluminescence of Neutron-irradiated GaN Films and Nanowires

  • Seong, Ho-Jun (Department of Electrical Engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Yeom, Dong-Hyuk (Department of Electrical Engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Kim, Hyun-Suk (Department of Electrical Engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Cho, Kyoung-Ah (Department of Electrical Engineering, Korea University) ;
  • Kim, Sang-Sig (Department of Electrical Engineering, Korea University)
  • Published : 2008.07.01
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Abstract

Photoluminescence (PL) of neutron-irradiated GaN films and nanowires is investigated in this study. The GaN films and nanowires were irradiated by neutron beams in air at room temperature, and the neutron-irradiated films and nanowires were annealed in an atmosphere of $NH_3$ at temperatures ranging from 500 to $1100^{\circ}C$. The line-shapes of the PL spectra taken from the neutron-irradiated GaN films and nanowires were changed differently with increasing annealing temperature. In this study, light-emitting centers created in the neutron-irradiated GaN films and nanowires are examined and their origins are discussed. In addition, it is suggested here that the neutron-transmutation-doping is a simple and useful means of homogeneous impurity doping into nanowires with control of the doping concentration.

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