Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Identification of nitrogen vacancies in an AlN single crystal: EPR and thermoluminescence investigations

  • Semiconductors
  • Published:
Physics of the Solid State Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

The electronic structure of nitrogen vacancies in specially undoped aluminum nitride single crystals has been determined and the depth of the donor level of these vacancies in the band gap has been found to be ∼75 meV by combined electron paramagnetic resonance and thermoluminescence investigations.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Y. Taniyasu, M. Kasu, and T. Makimoto, Nature (London) 441, 325 (2006).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  2. B. Monemar, P. P. Paskov, J. P. Bergman, A. A. Toropov, and T. V. Shubina, Phys. Status Solidi B 244, 1759 (2007).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  3. Properties of Group III Nitrides, Ed. by J. H. Edgar (The Institution of Electrical Engineers, London 1994).

    Google Scholar 

  4. S. M. Evans, N. G. Giles, L. E. Halliburton, G. A. Slack, S. B. Schujman, and L. J. Schowalter, Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 062112 (2006).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  5. P. M. Mason, H. Przybylinska, G. D. Watkins, W. J. Choyke, and G. A. Slack, Phys. Rev. B: Condens. Matter 59, 1937 (1999).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  6. V. A. Solmatov, I. V. Ilyin, A. A. Solmatova, E. N. Mokhov, and P. G. Baranov, J. Appl. Phys. 107, 113515 (2010).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  7. S. B. Orlinskii, J. Schmidt, P. G. Baranov, M. Bicker- mann, B. M. Epelbaum, and A. Winnacker, Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 256404 (2008).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  8. E. N. Mokhov, O. V. Avdeev, I. S. Barash, T. Y. Chemekova, A. D. Roenkov, A. S. Segal, A. A. Wolfson, Yu. N. Makarov, M. G. Ramm, and H. Helava, J. Cryst. Growth 281, 93 (2005).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  9. Th. Stiasny and R. Helbig, J. Appl. Phys. 79, 4152 (1996).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  10. A. Halperin and A. A. Braner, Phys. Rev. 117, 408 (1960).

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Ioffe Physical-Technical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Politekhnicheskaya ul. 26, St. Petersburg, 194021, Russia

    V. A. Soltamov, I. V. Ilyin, A. A. Soltamova, D. O. Tolmachev, E. N. Mokhov & P. G. Baranov

Authors
  1. V. A. Soltamov
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. I. V. Ilyin
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. A. A. Soltamova
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. D. O. Tolmachev
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. E. N. Mokhov
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. P. G. Baranov
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to I. V. Ilyin.

Additional information

Original Russian Text © V.A. Soltamov, I.V. Ilyin, A.A. Soltamova, D.O. Tolmachev, E.N. Mokhov, P.G. Baranov, 2011, published in Fizika Tverdogo Tela, 2011, Vol. 53, No. 6, pp. 1121–1125.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Soltamov, V.A., Ilyin, I.V., Soltamova, A.A. et al. Identification of nitrogen vacancies in an AlN single crystal: EPR and thermoluminescence investigations. Phys. Solid State 53, 1186–1190 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063783411060333

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063783411060333

Keywords

Search

Navigation