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Mocvd Growth and Properties of Erbium Doped GaAs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

Dietrich W. Langer ,
Yabo Li ,
Xiao M. Fang  and
Victoria Coon
Dietrich W. Langer
Affiliation:
Electrical Engineering Department, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Yabo Li
Affiliation:
Electrical Engineering Department, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261
Xiao M. Fang
Affiliation:
Microtronics Associates, Inc., 3337 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Victoria Coon
Affiliation:
Microtronics Associates, Inc., 3337 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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Abstract

Erbium doped GaAs was grown by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition using a novel liquid precursor: Tris(n-butylcyclopentadienyl)erbium, Er(C4H9C5H4)3. Growth parameter, i.e. temperature, V/III ratio, Er-vapor flow, were investigated. The maximum erbium incorporation in layers with excellent morphology was 1.2× 1019cm−3. The erbium-related photoluminescence intensity and the incorporated concentrations, as measured by secondary ion mass spectrometry, were correlated. Based on a simple model for, the excitation dependence of the emission, the non-radiative Auger-type process was estimated to be nearly five times that of the energy transfer process from bound excitons to the Er3+ ions, which subsequently resulted in the Er-related light emission. Temperature induced quenching of the emission was found to be dominated by transitions with an activation energy of 74meV.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 301: Symposium E – Rare-Earth Doped Semiconductors , 1993 , 15
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1993

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