1. Novel ultraviolet photoluminescence of ZnO/ZnGa2O4 composite layers
- Author
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Atsushi Tackeuchi, Akihiro Ishida, Takao Nukui, Yu Saeki, Sotaro Izumi, Qing Yang, and Hirokazu Tatsuoka
- Subjects
Thermal oxidation ,Materials science ,Photoluminescence ,Scanning electron microscope ,Composite number ,General Physics and Astronomy ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Mineralogy ,Surfaces and Interfaces ,General Chemistry ,Zinc ,Condensed Matter Physics ,medicine.disease_cause ,Surfaces, Coatings and Films ,chemistry ,Chemical engineering ,medicine ,Gallium ,Layer (electronics) ,Ultraviolet - Abstract
ZnO/ZnGa 2 O 4 composite layers were synthesized by simple thermal oxidation of ZnS substrates with gallium in the air. The continuous-wave and time-resolved photoluminescence measurements for the composites were performed at room temperature. It is found that the visible deep level emission from ZnO in ZnO/ZnGa 2 O 4 composite layer was almost suppressed. In addition, the UV emission with long lifetime was also observed in comparison with that of pure ZnO layer without ZnGa 2 O 4 .
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- 2010