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Tuning optical bandgap of crystalline MgO by MeV Co ion beam induced defects

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Modifying bandgap by ion implantation based defect-engineering is a widely used technique for electronic and optoelectronic device fabrications. This report studies the influence of defect on bandgap modification in MgO single-crystal by MeV Co ion implantation in the fluence range of \(5\times 10^{14}\) to \(1\times 10^{16}\text { ions/cm}^2\). The substitutional defects, F and V type color centers have been identified and characterized from optical absorption and photoluminescence spectra. We elucidated a mechanism of the electronic transition from F centers to conduction band via \(F^+\) center and subsequent de-excitation. The F center concentration increases with ion fluences while the bandgap obtained from the Tauc plotting gradually decreases. The band structure and density of states of different defects associated with MgO after ion implantation were calculated using density functional theory to explain the experimental bandgap modifications.

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The authors acknowledge National Institute of Science Education and Research and DAE, India for supporting to carry out this work through the Project Number RIN-4001. The authors acknowledge the Institute of physics Bhubaneswar for proving stable beam for ion implantation. Sourav Bhakta thanks the scientific officer Mr. Ananda Raman for his help in installing required softwares and accessing the cluster facility (KONARK) at NISER.

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Bhakta, S., Sahoo, P.K. Tuning optical bandgap of crystalline MgO by MeV Co ion beam induced defects. Appl. Phys. A 128, 990 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-022-06100-z

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