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Optical properties and annealing effects on the deep levels in As-doped CdTe/Cd0.96Zn0.04Te (211) B heterostructures

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

M. S. Han ,
T. W. Kang  and
T. W. Kim
M. S. Han
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Dongguk University, Seoul 100–715, Korea
T. W. Kang*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Dongguk University, Seoul 100–715, Korea
T. W. Kim
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Kwangwoon University, Seoul 139–701, Korea
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Abstract

Photoluminescence (PL) and photo-induced-current transient spectroscopy measurements on As-doped CdTe/Cd0.96Zn0.04Te heterostructures grown by molecular beam epitaxy were carried out to investigate the optical properties and the annealing effects on the deep levels. The temperature dependence of the PL spectra showed that the luminescence intensity of the exciton peak related to the neutral acceptors (A°, X) decreased with increasing measurement temperature and that the activation energy of the (A°, X) peak for the As-doped CdTe epilayer was 7 meV. Five hole-trap peaks appeared for the annealed As-doped CdTe/Cd0.96Zn0.04Te heterostructure. Two of these peaks, denoted by H1 and H2, might be related to extrinsic impurities, and the other three peaks, represented by H3, H4, and H5, might be attributed to intrinsic impurities. These results can help improve understanding for the application of As-doped CdTe/Cd0.96Zn0.04Te heterostructures in optoelectronic devices.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 15 , Issue 3 , March 2000 , pp. 642 - 646
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2000

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