Phosphorus-induced lattice dynamic behaviors in ZnO:P epilayers grown by the metalorganic chemical vapor deposition technique have been studied using the Raman scattering method. Additional modes around 504, 520, 655, and 866cm−1 are attributed to the disorder-activated modes due to the breakdown of translational symmetry by P doping, well supported by the reported ab initio calculations of lattice dynamics in w-ZnO. Two modes around 364 and 478cm−1 are assigned to the local vibrational modes of Zn–P and P–O pairs, respectively. The correlation of transport and vibrational properties demonstrates the complex doping mechanism and the amphoteric nature of P dopant in ZnO. In addition, the redshift of 2 longitudinal optical multiphonon around 1154cm−1 is possibly originated from the variation of short-range forces in ZnO uniaxial lattice caused by P incorporation.
The dominant oscillation shown in the laser-excited photoluminescence spectrum of the porous alumina film can be ascribed to the interference within a Fabry-Pérot optical cavity where the separation between two neighboring oscillations is highly sensitive to the film’s thickness and refractive index. The method, designated as photoluminescence oscillation, endows photoluminescence spectrum with another dimension and results in a nondestructive method for the measurement of the thickness and refractive index with a high resolution.
GaN metal–semiconductor–metal photoconductive detectors have been fabricated on Si(111) substrates. The GaN epitaxial layers were grown on Si substrates by means of metalorganic chemical-vapor deposition. These detectors exhibited a sharp cutoff at the wavelength of 363 nm and a high responsivity at a wavelength from 360 to 250 nm. A maximum responsivity of 6.9 A/W was achieved at 357 nm with a 5 V bias. The relationship between the responsivity and the bias voltage was measured. The responsivity saturated when the bias voltage reached 5 V. The response time of 4.8 ms was determined by the measurements of photocurrent versus modulation frequency.
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