Photoluminescence Properties of ZnO Thin Films Grown by Using the Hydrothermal Technique

作者:Sahoo Trilochan*; Jang Lee Woon; Jeon Ju Won; Kim Myoung; Kim Jin Soo; Lee In Hwan; Kwak Joon Seop; Lee Jaejin
来源:Journal of the Korean Physical Society, 2010, 56(3): 809-812.
DOI:10.3938/jkps.56.809

摘要

The photoluminescence properties of zinc-oxide thin films grown by using the hydrothermal technique have been investigated. Zinc-oxide thin films with a wurtzite symmetry and c-axis orientation were grown in aqueous solution at 90 degrees C on sapphire substrates with a p-GaN buffer layer by using the hydrothermal technique. The low-temperature photoluminescence analysis revealed a sharp bound-exciton-related luminescence peak at 3.366 eV with a very narrow peak width. The temperature-dependent variations of the emission energy and of the integrated intensity were studied. The activation energy of the bound exciton complex was calculated to be 7.35 +/- 0.5 meV from the temperature dependent quenching of the integral intensities.