Photoluminescence spectra of <i>p</i>-GaSe doped with Cd

Abstract

Impurity levels in Cd-doped GaSe have been studied by using photoluminescence (PL) measurements. The PL spectra at 77 K are dominated by three new emission bands at 1.95, 1.75, and 1.62 eV. The PL intensity and the peak energy of the 1.95 and 1.62 eV emission bands are measured as a function of the temperature. It is shown that the 1.95 eV emission band is due to the transition between the conduction band and the acceptor level at 0.18 eV above the valence band. The 1.62 eV emission band is caused by the transition from the donor level at 0.37 eV below the conduction band to the acceptor level at 0.13 eV above the valence band. The PL intensity increases with increasing Cd concentration.