An EPR study of point defects in zinc oxide thin films
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Abstract We studied ZnO thin films deposited on glass slides by thermal evaporation in vacuum followed by heat treatment in open air or Ar flow. The samples were characterized using x-ray diffraction, Raman scattering, photoluminescence (PL), and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. We observed a broad PL band in the visible region at spectral positions of 504 and 560 nm and a low-intensity band in the UV region at 390 nm. The EPR spectra display a clear first derivative structure at g=1.96 at temperatures below 200 K. The PL spectrum shows red-shifted valence to conduction band emission due to electron hole recombination through shallow surface states. We found an activation energy of E a = 4.2 meV using the Arrhenius plot and estimated concentrations of paramagnetic defects and spin–spin relaxation time constants of 1016 m−3 and 10–14s, respectively.
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OpenAlex topics: ZnO doping and properties · Ga2O3 and related materials · Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties
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