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Blue light emitting ZnS diodes

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Low resistivity n-type ZnS single crystals of about 103Ω cm and 102Ω cm were achieved by firing the as-grown high resistivity ZnS single crystals using quartz ampoules and graphite crucible, respectively. Schottky diodes fabricated from sample I gave stable blue emission in reverse bias while sample II gave blue emission in forward bias. The characteristics of these diodes were studied and presented. Carrier concentrations were estimated from the capacitance-voltage measurements of the two types of diodes. Electroluminescence spectra as well as cathodoluminescence spectra of both samples are presented. The blue emission peak was ascribed to the donor-acceptor pairs transition.

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  1. Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Menoufia University, Menoufia, Egypt

    A. Abdel-Kader

  2. Department of Physics, University of Hull, Hull, UK

    F. J. Bryant

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Abdel-Kader, A., Bryant, F.J. Blue light emitting ZnS diodes. J Mater Sci 21, 3227–3230 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00553360

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