Photoluminescence from Be-implanted GaAs

Abstract
Low‐temperature (6 °K) photoluminescence data on Be‐implanted GaAs are presented. A luminescence band centered at 1.4902 eV is related to recombination involving the Be acceptor. Annealing to 900 °C with Si3N4 encapsulation is shown to optically activate the implanted Be and reorder the lattice. The ionization energy of Be is estimated to be 22±3 meV.