Carrier relaxation and stimulated emission in ZnO nanorods grown by catalyst-assisted vapor transport on various substrates

V. Avrutin; Ü. Özgür; N. Izyumskaya; S. Chevtchenko; J. Leach; J. C. Moore; A. A. Baski; C. Litton; H. O. Everitt; K. T. Tsen; M. Abouzaid; P. Ruterana; H. Morkoç

doi:10.1117/12.708835

20 February 2007 Carrier relaxation and stimulated emission in ZnO nanorods grown by catalyst-assisted vapor transport on various substrates

V. Avrutin, Ü. Özgür, N. Izyumskaya, S. Chevtchenko, J. Leach, J. C. Moore, A. A. Baski, C. Litton, H. O. Everitt, K. T. Tsen, M. Abouzaid, P. Ruterana, H. Morkoç

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Proceedings Volume 6474, Zinc Oxide Materials and Devices II; 64741M (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.708835
Event: Integrated Optoelectronic Devices 2007, 2007, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

ZnO nanorods were grown by catalyst-assisted vapor phase transport on Si(001), GaN(0001)/c-Al₂O₃, and bulk ZnO(0001) substrates. Morphology studies as well as X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy showed that ZnO nanorods grew mostly perpendicular to the GaN(0001) and ZnO(0001) substrate surface, whereas a more random directional distribution was found for nanorods on Si(001). Integral optical properties of fabricated nanorods were studied by steady-state photoluminescence and time-resolved photoluminescence. Stimulated emission was observed from ZnO nanorods on GaN(0001)/c-Al₂O₃ substrates, most likely due to their vertical orientation. Near-field scanning optical microscopy was applied to investigate luminescent properties of individual rods. Raman spectroscopy revealed biaxial compressive strain in the nanorod samples grown on Si(001). Conductive atomic force microscopy showed that nanorods are electrically isolated from each other. I-V spectra of individual nanorods were measured.

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V. Avrutin, Ü. Özgür, N. Izyumskaya, S. Chevtchenko, J. Leach, J. C. Moore, A. A. Baski, C. Litton, H. O. Everitt, K. T. Tsen, M. Abouzaid, P. Ruterana, and H. Morkoç "Carrier relaxation and stimulated emission in ZnO nanorods grown by catalyst-assisted vapor transport on various substrates", Proc. SPIE 6474, Zinc Oxide Materials and Devices II, 64741M (20 February 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.708835

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