Title :
Mid-IR electroluminescence of Cr:ZnSe crystals co-doped with donor and acceptor impurities
Author :
Kim, C. ; Peppers, J. ; Fedorov, V.V. ; Mirov, S.B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
Abstract :
Studies of divalent chromium ions compensation in ZnSe crystals after thermo-diffusion of Al and Ag co-dopants are presented. We report 2-3 mm Mid-IR electro-luminescence in the Al:Cr:ZnS and Ag:Cr:ZnSe bulk samples.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; aluminium; chromium; doping profiles; electroluminescence; semiconductor doping; silver; thermal diffusion; wide band gap semiconductors; zinc compounds; II-VI semiconductors; ZnS:Cr,Al; ZnSe:Cr,Ag; acceptor impurities; aluminium codoping; donor impurities; mid-IR electroluminescence; silver codoping; thermo-diffusion; Absorption; Chromium; Conductivity; Crystals; Electroluminescence; Impurities; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Solid lasers; Zinc compounds; (140.5680) Rare earth and transition metal solid-state lasers; (160.6990) Transition-metal-doped materials; (250.5960) Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
