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Defect engineered blue photoluminescence in ZnO:Al/TiO 2 heterostructures

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Tailoring the blue photoluminescence (PL) in Al-doped ZnO (AZO)/TiO 2 heterostructures is demonstrated by a controlled induction of shallow defect centers by 50 keV Ar + -ions. This is established by a combination of temperature dependent PL and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. The dominant blue-violet PL in an as-grown sample comprises a near band-edge emission, along with a peak associated with a radiative recombination of the electrons in shallow donor levels (Zn interstitials) and the holes from the valence band. However, the evolution of an additional yellow-green PL band at a fluence of 1 × 10 15 ions/cm 2 is governed by deep donor levels, particularly ionized oxygen vacancies. Irradiation at 1 × 10 16 ions/cm 2 further leads to the formation of Zn vacancies (shallow acceptors) owing to the development of an O-rich surface. The structural modifications of these samples have been investigated by field-emission scanning electron microscopy , transmission electron microscopy, and Rutherford backscattering. While small micro-cracks are found at a fluence of 2 × 10 16 ions/cm 2 , the formation of graded layers is obtained at the highest fluence of 5 × 10 16 ions/cm 2 owing to ballistic intermixing and diffusion of the constituents. Detailed investigation suggests that a significant amount of Ti atoms is diffused in AZO by a complete deterioration of the AZO/TiO 2 matrix at the highest fluence.
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hal-03854064 , version 1 (18-11-2022)

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C. Saini, S. Bhowmick, A. Barman, N. Kumar, A. Das, et al.. Defect engineered blue photoluminescence in ZnO:Al/TiO 2 heterostructures. Journal of Applied Physics, 2022, 132 (6), pp.065302. ⟨10.1063/5.0096116⟩. ⟨hal-03854064⟩
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