Theoretical investigation of a single erbium center in hexagonal gallium nitride

Journal of Luminescence

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 695-701

  Maâlej, Ramzi ^a   Dammak, M ^a   Kammoun, S ^a   Kammoun, M ^a  

^a Groupe de Physique Theorique   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Crystal field; Erbium; GaN; Photoluminescence

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ERBIUM; HAMILTONIANS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; POSITIVE IONS; PRASEODYMIUM;

CRYSTAL FIELDS (CF); HAMILTONIAN PARAMETERS; ISOSTRUCTURAL HOSTS; STARK LEVELS;

GALLIUM NITRIDE;

EID: 34248596772     PISSN: 00222313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlumin.2006.10.029     Document Type: Article

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