K.M.A. Saron

Heteroepitaxial growth of GaN/Si (111) junctions in ammonia-free atmosphere: Charge transport, optoelectronic, and photovoltaic properties

We report the catalyst-free growth of gallium nitride (GaN) nanostructures on n-Si (111) substrates using physical vapor deposition via thermal evaporation of GaN powder at 1150 °C in the absence of NH3 gas. Scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive x-ray analysis indicate that the growth rate of GaN nanostructures varies with deposition time. Photoluminescence spectra showed the suppression of the UV emission and the enhancement of the visible band emission with increasing the deposition time. The fabricated GaN nanostructures exhibited p-type behavior at the GaN/Si interface, which can be related to the diffusion of Ga into the Si substrate. The obtained lowest reflection and highest transmittance over a wide wavelength range (450–750 nm) indicate the high quality of the fabricated GaN films. Hall-effect measurements showed that all fabricated films have p-type behavior with decreasing electron concentration from 1021 to 1012 cm−3 and increasing the electron mobility from 50 to 225 cm2/V s with...

Enhanced light sensing characteristics of nanostructured gallium nitride/silicon heterojunctions: Interface matters

We report on the growth of highly pure and single crystalline gallium nitride (GaN) nanostructures on different silicon (Si) substrates by thermal vapor deposition via the direct reaction of gallium with volatile ammonia solution. The structural and optical characteristics of the as-grown GaN/Si nanostructured heterojunctions are investigated. The morphology of the formed GaN nanostructures is strongly dependent on the crystal orientation of the Si substrate. The X-ray diffraction and Raman analysis reveal that the fabricated GaN nanostructures have a hexagonal wurtzite structure. The photoluminescence spectra of all GaN nanostructures exhibit a strong near-band-edge ultraviolet (UV) emission peak (365–372 nm), which illustrates their potential in optoelectronic applications. The current–voltage measurements under dark, visible, and UV illumination conditions are performed to study the light sensing ability of the fabricated heterojunctions. Under reverse bias (5 V), the photocurrent of the GaN/n-Si (111)...

Low-temperature solution-processed flexible solar cells based on (In,Ga)N nanocubes.

Indium gallium nitride nanocubes were syntheized via a low-temperature chemical route. Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction analyses confirmed the successful fabrication of (In,Ga)N with various indium mole fractions. The bandgap of the material was tunded as a function of the indium content. The fabricated nanocubes showed a deep level photoluminescence emission at 734 nm as well as in the visible region at 435-520 nm. The Hall effect measurements showed the hole concentration to constantly increase from 6.2 × 10(16) to 2.3 × 10(18) cm(-3), while the hole mobility to decrease from 0.92 to 0.1 cm(2) /(V s) as the doping ratio increases from 0.005 to 0.025 cm(-3). The solar cell device made of nanocubes film containing 0.4 indium on flexible substrates showed a short-circuit current density of 12.47 mA/cm(2) and an open-circuit voltage (Voc) of 0.48 V with 54% fill factor. The relationship between Voc and indium content in the fabricated films was also investigated.