Properties of Zn-doped GaN. II. Photoconductivity

Abstract
A drastic change is observed in the electron concentration and in the photoconductivity spectrum of GaN as the Zn concentration is increased. The photoconductivity peak shifts to higher energies by about 70 meV, the exponential edge of the spectrum steepens by a factor of 3, and the sensitivity to visible radiation disappears. These changes are tentatively attributed to an abrupt decrease in bandtailing when Zn preferentially occupies N sites above a critical Zn concentration.
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