This article was presented as part of Symposium G, "Gallium Nitride and Related Alloys" at the 1998 Fall Meeting of the Materials Research Society held in Boston, Massachusetts, November 30-December 4.

Abstract

We report the morphological and compositional characteristics of Er-doped GaN grown by MBE on Si(111) substrates and their effect on optical properties. The GaN was grown by molecular beam epitaxy using solid sources (for Ga and Er) and a plasma gas source for N₂ . The films emit by photoexcitation in the visible and near infrared wavelengths from the Er atomic levels. The morphology of the GaN:Er films was examined by AFM. Composition was determined by SIMS depth profiling that revealed a large Er concentration at 4.5x10²¹ atoms/cm³ accompanied by a high oxygen impurity concentration.

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Cite this article as: MRS Internet J. Nitride Semicond. Res. 4S1, G3.80 (1999).

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