Perspectives and progress on wurtzite ferroelectrics: Synthesis, characterization, theory, and device applications

J Casamento, SM Baksa, D Behrendt… - Applied Physics …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Wurtzite ferroelectrics are an emerging material class that expands the functionality and
application space of wide bandgap semiconductors. Promising physical properties of binary …

High-sensitive optical thermometry via thermally coupled levels of Er in AlN thin film

Z Wang, F Zhang, OI Datsenko, S Golovynskyi… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract An Er 3+-doped AlN film has been prepared by radio frequency magnetron
sputtering and its photoluminescence (PL) characteristics were studied in terms of optical …

[HTML][HTML] Excitonic and deep-level emission from N-and Al-polar homoepitaxial AlN grown by molecular beam epitaxy

L van Deurzen, J Singhal, J Encomendero… - APL Materials, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Using low-temperature cathodoluminescence spectroscopy, we study the properties of N-
and Al-polar AlN layers grown by molecular beam epitaxy on bulk AlN {0001}. Compared …

The influence of temperature of nitridation and AlN buffer layer on N-polar GaN

Y Li, X Hu, Y Song, Z Su, H Jia, W Wang, Y Jiang… - Materials Science in …, 2022 - Elsevier
The influence of temperature of nitridation and AlN buffer layer growth on N-polar gallium
nitride (GaN) grown on 2-in. vicinal sapphire substrate by metal organic chemical vapour …

Strain-Induced Valence Band Splitting Enabling Above-Bandgap Exciton Luminescence in Epitaxial Mg3N2 Thin Films

N Shukla, S Rudra, R Karanje… - Chemistry of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Excitons are the lowest excited state of the electronic subsystem in semiconductors,
composed of a bound electron–hole pair interacting via screened coulomb potential …

A solar-blind vacuum-ultraviolet photodetector based on free-standing lamellar aluminum nitride single crystal

Z Fan, Z Qin, L Jin, Z Yue, B Li, W Zhang… - Applied Physics …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
High-quality aluminum nitride (AlN) crystals are the key material for the development of high-
performance solid-state solar-blind vacuum-ultraviolet (VUV) photodetectors. However, the …

Luminescence of AlN: Eu ceramics: Properties and mechanisms

B Berzina, R Ruska, J Cipa, L Trinkler, A Sarakovskis… - Optical Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Luminescence processes of AlN: Eu ceramics, prepared by high temperature spark
plasma sintering method, were studied basing on material spectral characterization by …

A Combination of Ion Implantation and High‐Temperature Annealing: The Origin of the 265 nm Absorption in AlN

L Peters, C Margenfeld, J Krügener… - … status solidi (a), 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The commonly observed absorption around 265 nm in AlN is hampering the outcoupling
efficiency of light‐emitting diodes (LEDs) emitting in the UV‐C regime. Carbon impurities in …

[HTML][HTML] Boosting the photodetection of bulk aluminum nitride crystals-based MSM device through an additional electrode

Y Cao, Z Fan, Z Qin, L Jin, B Li, Z Sun, H Wu - APL Materials, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Aluminum nitride (AlN) exhibits excellent high-temperature resistance, chemical stability,
and a wide bandgap, making it a prime candidate material for deep ultraviolet detectors. In …

Oxygen-atom Incorporated Ferroelectric AIScN Capacitors for Multi-level Operation

SM Chen, H Nishida, SL Tsai, T Hoshii… - IEEE Electron …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The effect of oxygen-atom incorporation in 50-nm-thick ferroelectric Al0. 89Sc0. 11N films
was investigated. The fabricated films exhibited a high remanent polarization (exceeding …