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Unraveling optical degradation mechanism of β-Ga2O3 by Si4+ irradiation: A combined experimental and first-principles study.
- Source :
- Applied Physics Letters; 7/31/2023, Vol. 123 Issue 5, p1-6, 6p
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Wide bandgap β-Ga<subscript>2</subscript>O<subscript>3</subscript> is an ideal candidate material with broad application prospects for power electronic components in the future. Aiming at the application requirements of β-Ga<subscript>2</subscript>O<subscript>3</subscript> in space photoelectric devices, this work studies the influence of 40 MeV Si ion irradiation on the microstructure and optical properties of β-Ga<subscript>2</subscript>O<subscript>3</subscript> epi-wafers. Raman spectroscopy analysis confirms that Si ion irradiation destroys the symmetric stretching mode of tetrahedral–octahedral chains in β-Ga<subscript>2</subscript>O<subscript>3</subscript> epi-wafers, and the obtained experimental evidence of irradiation leads to the enhanced defect density of V<subscript>O</subscript> and V<subscript>Ga</subscript>–V<subscript>O</subscript> from x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Combined with first-principles calculations, we conclude that most configurations of V<subscript>O</subscript> and V<subscript>Ga</subscript>–V<subscript>O</subscript> are likely non-radiative, leading to quenching of experimental photoluminescence intensity. Unraveling optical degradation mechanism and predicting the optical application of β-Ga<subscript>2</subscript>O<subscript>3</subscript> devices in the space environment by combining ground irradiation experiments with first-principles calculations still be one of the focuses of research in the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00036951
- Volume :
- 123
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Applied Physics Letters
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 169786952
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0140605