Energetically deep defect centers in vapor-phase grown zinc oxide

T. Frank1, G. Pensl1, R. Tena-Zaera2, J. Zúñiga-Pérez3, C. Martínez-Tomás3, V. Muñoz-Sanjosé3, T. Ohshima4, H. Itoh4, D. Hofmann5, D. Pfisterer5, J. Sann5, B. Meyer5
1Institute of Applied Physics, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
2LCMTR, Institut des Sciences Chimiques Seine Amont, CNRS, Thiais, France
3Dpto. Física Aplicada i Electromagnetisme,, Universitat de València, Burjassot, Spain
4Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Gunma, Japan
5I. Physikalisches Institut, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, Germany

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Vapor-phase grown ZnO crystals were investigated by means of DLTS measurements. The generation of defect center E4 subsequent to annealing in different ambients was monitored. By conducting electron irradiations with energies, where either both the Zn- and O-sublattice are damaged or according to [1] only the Zn-lattice, a chemical assignment to the defect centers E4 and E3 could be accomplished. DLTS investigations of ZnO samples under illumination give evidence that E4 is a negative-U center.

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