Defect distribution along single GaN nanowhiskers

Nano Lett. 2006 Jul;6(7):1548-51. doi: 10.1021/nl060332n.

Abstract

In this letter we report on spectral photoconductivity (PC) on different sections of single MBE-grown GaN nanowhiskers of diameters ranging on the order of 100 nm. The photoconductivity spectra show, besides the band-gap related transition, deep-levels corresponding to the yellow, green, and blue bands. A strong spatial localization of specific photocurrent peaks has been observed, indicating that the defects responsible for such transitions are distributed inhomogeneously along the column growth direction.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Electric Conductivity
  • Gallium / chemistry*
  • Luminescence*
  • Nanostructures*
  • Photochemistry

Substances

  • gallium nitride
  • Gallium