ODMR of bound excitons in Mg-doped GaN

M. W. Bayerl, M. S. Brandt, T. Suski, I. Grzegory, S. Porowski, M. Stutzmann

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Abstract

GaN bulk crystals compensated with Mg exhibit a strong yellow photoluminescence (PL) band. However, optically detected magnetic resonance (ODMR) experiments show that the microscopic origin of this luminescence is completely different from the one observed in n-type GaN. The ODMR spectra of GaN:Mg bulk crystals are dominated by a fine-structure-split pair of lines. At magnetic field orientations between 45 and 60° from the c-axis, additional substructure on these peaks is resolved, characterized by a splitting of 14 mT, and tentatively assigned to a superhyperfine interaction. Additionally a half-field resonance split by 50 up to 70 mT is detected. The spectra are described by an electron-hole pair located at a close donor-acceptor pair. Axial donor and acceptor g-values of ge∥ = ge⊥ = 1.83, gh∥ = 2.18, and gh⊥ = 2.22 are found. The exchange interaction can be described by an axial fine-structure tensor with D = 0.18 cm-1 and D = 0.09 cm-1.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)120-123
Number of pages4
JournalPhysica B: Condensed Matter
Volume273-274
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Dec 1999
EventProceedings of the 1999 20th International Conference on Defects in Semiconductors (ICDS-20) - Berkeley, CA, USA
Duration: 26 Jul 199930 Jul 1999

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