Enhancement of the direct optical transition in nanocrystallized GaAsN alloys

2001 ◽  
Vol 64 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Gwo ◽  
S.-Y. Huang ◽  
T. R. Yang
2013 ◽  
Vol 740-742 ◽  
pp. 1014-1017
Author(s):  
Evgenia V. Kalinina ◽  
O. Konstantinov ◽  
A.A. Lebedev ◽  
Yu. Gol’dberg

Carcinogenic (bactericidal) radiation (λ = 200–300 nm with a peak at 254 nm) is present in natural (Sun) and artificial (lamps) source of UV radiation. Its intensity is very low as compared to other types of radiation, but it strongly affects the health of human beings. To prevent oncological diseases, it is important to monitor the carcinogenic radiation level; i.e., selective photodetectors are required. A UV photodetectors based on n-4H-SiC Schottly barriers and p+-n junctions are proposed. The quantum efficiency spectrum of such detectors is very close to the spectrum of relative action of carcinogenic radiation on human beings due to the direct optical transition at 4.9 eV in 4H-SiC. The quantum efficiency (at the spectral peak 254 nm) amounts to about 0.3 electrons/photon for virtually zero sensitivity in other spectral regions. Quantum efficiency in the wavelength range 247–254 nm is practically independent of temperature in the range from −100 to +300°C.


1992 ◽  
Vol 283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasuaki Masumoto

ABSTRACTLasing of nanocrystalline CuCl embedded in a NaCl single crystal wasobserved for the first time. Lasing takes place at 77 K in nanocrystalline CuCl sandwiched between dielectric mirrors under the pulsed ultraviolet laser excitation. The lasing transition is that from bi-exciton to exciton. The lasing is observed up to 108 K. The optical gain of nanocrystalline CuCl is almost the same as that of bulk crystals in spite of the low concentration of CuCl in the NaCl matrix.The origin of visible photoluminescence of nanocrystalline Ge in SiO2 glassy matrix has been studied. Spectroscopic analyses of nanocrystalline Ge indicate that the room-temperature photoluminescence comes from nanocrystalline Ge of diameter of 4 nm or less. High-resolution electron microscopic studies imply that the structure of nanocrystalline Ge of diameter ≤ 4 nm differs from the diamond structure. These data suggest that new nanostructure crystalline Ge having a character of direct optical transition exhibits the visible photoluminescence.


1969 ◽  
Vol 22 (11) ◽  
pp. 2301 ◽  
Author(s):  
CR Ailwood ◽  
PE Fielding

The characterization of various mixtures obtained by fractional recrystallization of sulphur-selenium melts is described. Optical absorption spectra of thin films, mass spectra, and X-ray diffraction data reveal two distinct ranges of homogeneity, the break occurring at 14 at. % Se. The optical absorption edge of crystals containing less than 14 at. % Se varies linearly with composition. A direct optical transition to the conduction band of S8 and a transition due to trapped excitons are thought to contribute to the excessive width of this absorption edge.


1967 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 255-261 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. G. Thompson ◽  
J. C. Woolley

Values of E0, the lowest direct optical transition, are available for several III-V alloy systems, from measurements of optical absorption, electroreflectance, electroluminescence, etc. It is shown that in all available cases the variation of E0 with composition can be fitted very well to an equation of the form E0 = A + Bx + Cx2, where x is the mole fraction of one component compound. Such a relation is expected from a virtual-crystal type of analysis.If E0m is the mean of the energy gaps of the component compounds of the system, it is found that an empirical relation of the form [Formula: see text] appears to hold where α is approximately 0.3 eV3/2.


1993 ◽  
Vol 32 (Part 2, No. 8B) ◽  
pp. L1148-L1149
Author(s):  
Yukio Osaka ◽  
Fumitaka Toyomura ◽  
Hideyuki Katayama ◽  
Kenji Kohno

2007 ◽  
Vol 76 (19) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aimo Winkelmann ◽  
Vahit Sametoglu ◽  
Jin Zhao ◽  
Atsushi Kubo ◽  
Hrvoje Petek

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