Cu-doped ZnO-based p-n hetero-junction light emitting diode

J. B. Kim; D. Byun; S. Y. Ie; D. H. Park; W. K. Choi; Ji Won Choi; Basavaraj Angadi

doi:10.1088/0268-1242/23/9/095004

Cu-doped ZnO-based p-n hetero-junction light emitting diode

J. B. Kim, D. Byun, S. Y. Ie, D. H. Park, W. K. Choi, Ji Won Choi, Basavaraj Angadi

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

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Copper-doped p-ZnO thin films (Cu:ZnO) were grown on α-Al ₂O₃(0 0 0 1) and 6H:SiC(0 0 0 1) single crystal substrates by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy. A p-n hetero-junction with p-Cu:ZnO/n-6H:SiC was successfully fabricated and demonstrated as a greenish-blue light emitting diode (LED). The rectifying I-V curve along with the matching photoluminescence and electroluminescence emissions characterizes the fabricated p-n hetero-junction LED. The Cu cell temperature (T_Cu) and the post-deposition annealing environment greatly influence the Cu oxidation state, and hence the electrical conversion from n-type to p-type and carrier concentration in the films. The higher T_Cu and post-annealing in O-plasma were observed to be the favorable conditions for Cu²⁺ and hence the p-type nature of the films.

Original language	English
Article number	095004
Journal	Semiconductor Science and Technology
Volume	23
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0268-1242/23/9/095004
Publication status	Published - 2008 Sep 1

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Condensed Matter Physics
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Materials Chemistry

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