Eu-doped GaN films grown on sapphire and GaAs substrates by RF magnetron sputtering

Abstract

The growth of Eu-doped GaN (GaN:Eu) films has been performed on GaAs (100) substrates using RF magnetron sputtering method. The GaN layers exhibit a wurtzite structure. Substrate temperature and the pressure during the deposition do not influence the orientation of GaN:Eu films. After annealing of GaN films in NH3, a strong red luminescence at 622 nm due to Eu3+ ions has been observed.