Structural and optical properties of in situ Eu-doped ZnCdO/ZnMgO superlattices grown by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy

TL;DR

This paper reports on the growth and analysis of Eu-doped ZnCdO/ZnMgO superlattices using plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy, focusing on their structural and optical properties.

Contribution

It introduces a method for in situ Eu doping in ZnCdO/ZnMgO superlattices and investigates their properties based on varying layer thicknesses.

Findings

Successful in situ Eu doping achieved

Variation in layer thickness affects optical properties

Superlattices exhibit distinct structural characteristics

Abstract

In situ Eu-doped ZnCdO-ZnMgO superlattices with varying ZnCdO:Eu and ZnMgO sublayers thicknesses were deposited by plasma assisted molecular beam epitaxy.