Effects Effects of electronic and nuclear stopping power on disorder induced in GaN under swift heavy ion irradiation

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作者
Moisy, F. [1 ]
Sall, M. [1 ]
Grygiel, C. [1 ]
Balanzat, E. [1 ]
Boisserie, M. [1 ]
Lacroix, B. [1 ,3 ]
Simon, P. [2 ]
Monnet, I. [1 ]
机构
[1] Normandie Univ, ENSICAEN CEA CNRS, CIMAP, 6 Bd Marechal Juin, F-14050 Caen, France
[2] CNRS, UPR CEMHTI 3079, CS 90055, F-45071 Orleans 2, France
[3] Univ Seville, CSIC, Inst Ciencia Mat Sevilla, Av Amer Vespucio 49, Seville 41092, Spain
关键词
GaN; Irradiation; Point defect; Disorder; Raman spectroscopy; COLOR-CENTER CREATION; RAMAN-SCATTERING; DEFECTS; DEPENDENCE; VACANCIES; SPECTRA; INN;
D O I
10.1016/j.nimb.2016.05.024
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
Wurtzite GaN epilayers, grown on the c-plane of sapphire substrate, have been irradiated with swift heavy ions at different energies and fluences, and thereafter studied by Raman scattering spectroscopy, UV-visible spectroscopy and transmission electron microscopy. Raman spectra show strong structural modifications in the GaN layer. Indeed, in addition to the broadening of the allowed modes, a large continuum and three new modes at approximately 200 cm(-1), 300 cm(-1) and 670 cm(-1) appear after irradiation attributed to disorder-activated Raman scattering. In this case, spectra are driven by the phonon density of states of the material due to the loss of translation symmetry of the lattice induced by defects. It was shown qualitatively that both electronic excitations and elastic collisions play an important role in the disorder induced by irradiation. UV-visible spectra reveal an absorption band at 2.8 eV which is linked to the new mode at 300 cm(-1) observed in irradiated Raman spectra and comes from Ga-vacancies. These color centers are produced by elastic collisions (without any visible effect of electronic excitations). (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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