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Defect-induced excitonic recombination in Ti x Zn1- x O thin films grown by DC-unbalanced magnetron sputtering
Nurfani E.a, Kurniawan R.a, Aono T., Takeda K., Shirai Y., Sutjahja I.M.a, Rusydi A.c, Winata T.a, Takase K., Darma Y.a
a Department of Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung, 40132, Indonesia
b College of Science and Technology, Nihon University, Chiyoda, Tokyo, 101-0062, Japan
c Singapore Synchrotron Light Source, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117603, Singapore
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624529070653{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner layout=”boxed”][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1624695412187{border-right-width: 1px !important;border-right-color: #dddddd !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Abstract” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]© 2017 The Japan Society of Applied Physics.We study the effects of Ti doping on the near-band-edge emission (NBE) and defect-related deep-level emission (DLE) of ZnO thin films grown by DC unbalanced magnetron sputtering. DLE in pure ZnO is contributed by zinc and oxygen vacancies (VZn+VO), as revealed by photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy, current-voltage (I-V) characteristic measurement, and spectroscopic ellipsometry. The reduction in the number of VZn states is clearly observed upon Ti doping, resulting in the enhancement of green emission from VO. Interestingly, the thin film with a Ti concentration of 1 at. % shows a higher excitonic emission. Furthermore, the temperature dependence of PL spectra shows that the enhanced excitonic emission originates from the donor-bound exciton promoted by the Ti dopant and native VO. This study shows an important role of the defects in controlling the optical and electronic properties of ZnO films for future optoelectronic applications.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Author keywords” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]Deep level emission,Donor-bound exciton,Excitonic emission,Near band edge emissions,Optical and electronic properties,Optoelectronic applications,Temperature dependence,Unbalanced magnetron sputtering[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Indexed keywords” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Funding details” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]This research was supported by the Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education of Republic of Indonesia (RISTEKDIKTI) through the 1st Batch Program Pendidikan Magister Menuju Doktor Sarjana Unggul (PMDSU) program (794i=I1.C01=PL=2016). This work also was partly supported by the Desentralisasi Research Program (585g= I1.C01=PL=2016) and Riset Unggulan Perguruan Tinggi 2017 (009=SP2H=LT=DRPM=IV=2017) of the Indonesian Government. We thank G. T. M. Kadja and I. Abdurrahman for proofreading our manuscript.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”DOI” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]https://doi.org/10.7567/JJAP.56.112101[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]Widget Plumx[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row]