Denis Demchenko (Virginia Commonwealth)

Date: Mon. April 4th, 2022, 12:45 pm-1:45 pm
Location: via Zoom (Meeting ID: 913 7787 8431 Passcode: 577420)
Website: https://physics.vcu.edu/people/faculty/demchenko.html

Shallow and Deep States of Acceptors in GaN: Why Photoluminescence Experiments Do Not Reveal Small Polarons for Defects in Semiconductors

Denis O. Demchenko

Department of Physics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia 23220, USA

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Abstract.—Currently, only one shallow acceptor (Mg) has been discovered in GaN. Here, using photoluminescence (PL) measurements combined with hybrid density functional theory, we demonstrate that a shallow effective-mass state also exists for the BeGa acceptor. A PL band with a maximum at 3.38 eV reveals a shallow BeGa acceptor level at 113 meV above the valence band, which is the lowest value among any dopants in GaN reported to date. Calculations suggest that the BeGa is a dual-nature acceptor with the “bright” shallow state responsible for the 3.38 eV PL band, and the “dark,” strongly localized small polaronic state with a significantly lower hole capture efficiency.

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