Dilute GaAs1−xBix epilayers with different bismuth concentrations grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy: A promising candidate for gamma radiation sensor applications

Alhassni, Amra A.; Felix, Jorlandio F.; Marroquin, John Fredy R.; Alhassan, Sultan; Alghamdi, Haifa; Almunyif, Amjad; de Azevedo, Walter M.; Lunz, Juliana; Archanjo, Braulio S.; Henini, Mohamed

Abstract

Radiation interaction studies are very important for exploring the technological applications of new materials in radiation environments. This work reports the effect of gamma radiation dose on the structural and optical properties of dilute GaAs1−xBix epitaxial layers grown with different Bismuth contents by MBE on (1 0 0) GaAs substrates. The influence of radiation has been studied by X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, and photoluminescence (PL) measurements. The samples were also characterized by Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy (STEM) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM. Gamma radiation (γ-) was found to influence the optical properties of GaAs1−xBix epitaxial layers. From Raman measurements it was found that the concentration of holes increased when the samples were irradiated. This result is in good agreement with photoluminescence results, which showed that the intensity of the main peak increases after irradiation, indicating that the optical properties have improved for all samples. Furthermore, the XRD data revealed that for irradiated GaAs1−xBix samples, the crystallographic quality of the samples was slightly changed after irradiation. This result is consistent with the results of photoluminescence measurements, which demonstrated that the GaAs1−xBix samples exposed to 50 kGy dose showed an increase in photoluminescence and full width at half maximum for all irradiated samples.

Citation

Alhassni, A. A., Felix, J. F., Marroquin, J. F. R., Alhassan, S., Alghamdi, H., Almunyif, A., …Henini, M. (2023). Dilute GaAs1−xBix epilayers with different bismuth concentrations grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy: A promising candidate for gamma radiation sensor applications. Applied Surface Science, 636, Article 157787. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2023.157787

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 13, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Jun 17, 2023
• Publication Date: Nov 1, 2023
• Deposit Date: Jun 24, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 18, 2025
• Journal: Applied Surface Science
• Print ISSN: 0169-4332
• Electronic ISSN: 1873-5584
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 636
• Article Number: 157787
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2023.157787
• Keywords: Dilute bismides; Growth temperature; Optical properties; Defects; Gamma irradiation
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/22186786
• Additional Information: This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Amra A. Alhassni, Jorlandio F. Felix, John Fredy R. Marroquin, Sultan Alhassan, Haifa Alghamdi, Amjad Almunyif, Walter M. de Azevedo, Juliana Lunz, Braulio S. Archanjo, Mohamed Henini, Dilute GaAs1−xBix epilayers with different bismuth concentrations grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy: A promising candidate for gamma radiation sensor applications, Applied Surface Science, Volume 636, 2023, 157787, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2023.157787.