Neutralizing Optical Defects in GeSn
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| author | Eldose, Nirosh M. Baral, Dinesh Zhang, Diandian de Oliveira, Fernando Maia Stanchu, Hryhorii Zamani-Alavijeh, Mohammad Mazur, Yuriy I. Du, Wei Yu, Shui-Qing Salamo, Gregory J. |
| author_facet | Eldose, Nirosh M. Baral, Dinesh Zhang, Diandian de Oliveira, Fernando Maia Stanchu, Hryhorii Zamani-Alavijeh, Mohammad Mazur, Yuriy I. Du, Wei Yu, Shui-Qing Salamo, Gregory J. |
| contents | Reports of photoluminescence from GeSn grown on Ge substrates by molecular beam epitaxy have been limited. We find that one limiting factor to observing photoluminescence is due to localized defect states marked by photoluminescence at 2400 nm and originating from the Ge substrate and buffer layer. In this study, we report on an optical study utilizing doped Ge(001) substrates to effectively suppress defect-related photoluminescence in GeSn layers by filling localized defect trap states. For this experiment, a GeSn layer with Sn content up to 10.5% was grown on a doped Ge(001) substrate. Analysis of the physics of the photoluminescence spectrum collected from the GeSn thin film shows an emission at the expected wavelength of 2300 nm for 10.5% Sn content and the absence of the typically observed defect related signal at 2400 nm. This understanding is further confirmed using short pulse optical excitation of the GeSn grown on undoped Ge substrates. |
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| spellingShingle | Neutralizing Optical Defects in GeSn Eldose, Nirosh M. Baral, Dinesh Zhang, Diandian de Oliveira, Fernando Maia Stanchu, Hryhorii Zamani-Alavijeh, Mohammad Mazur, Yuriy I. Du, Wei Yu, Shui-Qing Salamo, Gregory J. Materials Science Applied Physics Reports of photoluminescence from GeSn grown on Ge substrates by molecular beam epitaxy have been limited. We find that one limiting factor to observing photoluminescence is due to localized defect states marked by photoluminescence at 2400 nm and originating from the Ge substrate and buffer layer. In this study, we report on an optical study utilizing doped Ge(001) substrates to effectively suppress defect-related photoluminescence in GeSn layers by filling localized defect trap states. For this experiment, a GeSn layer with Sn content up to 10.5% was grown on a doped Ge(001) substrate. Analysis of the physics of the photoluminescence spectrum collected from the GeSn thin film shows an emission at the expected wavelength of 2300 nm for 10.5% Sn content and the absence of the typically observed defect related signal at 2400 nm. This understanding is further confirmed using short pulse optical excitation of the GeSn grown on undoped Ge substrates. |
| title | Neutralizing Optical Defects in GeSn |
| topic | Materials Science Applied Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.13027 |