Green electroluminescence from an n-ZnO: Er/p-Si heterostructured light-emitting diode

S. Iwan; S. Bambang; J. L. Zhao; S. T. Tan; H. M. Fan; L. Sun; S. Zhang; H. H. Ryu; X. W. Sun

doi:10.1016/j.physb.2012.03.072

Green electroluminescence from an n-ZnO: Er/p-Si heterostructured light-emitting diode

S. Iwan, S. Bambang, J. L. Zhao, S. T. Tan, H. M. Fan, L. Sun, S. Zhang, H. H. Ryu, X. W. Sun

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Abstract

Erbium-doped ZnO (ZnO:Er) thin films with various doping concentrations were deposited on p-Si substrates by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis (USP). The n-ZnO:Er/p-Si heterojunctions were further employed to fabricate light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The devices showed diode-like rectifying current-voltage characteristics with a low reverse breakdown voltage, attributed to the avalanche breakdown. A distinct green electroluminescence peaking at 537 nm and 558 nm were observed at room temperature under reverse bias. The green electroluminescence originated from the electron impact excitation of Er ³ ions doped in ZnO films.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2721-2724
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physica B: Condensed Matter
Volume	407
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2012.03.072
Publication status	Published - 15 Jul 2012

Keywords

Electron impact excitation
Photoluminescence
Room temperature
USP
ZnO:Er
n-ZnO:Er/p-Si heterojunctions

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