Abstract
An electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectrum from Er3+ ions has been observed in a bulk single crystal of aluminum nitride (AlN). These Er3+ ions were introduced into the crystal during growth and had a concentration of approximately 2×1016 cm−3. The Er3+ EPR signal, monitored at 4.5 K, exhibits axial symmetry (the unique axis is parallel to the c axis in this wurtzite lattice) and shows well-resolved hyperfine splittings due to E167r nuclei. An absence of site splittings in the EPR angular dependence indicates that these erbium ions, replacing aluminum ions in the AlN crystal, have no nearby defects. Principal values for the g and hyperfine matrices are g∥=4.337, g⊥=7.647, |A∥|=454 MHz, and |A⊥|=796 MHz. Forbidden transitions, appearing in the low-field portion of the hyperfine spectrum when the magnetic field is rotated a few degrees away from the c axis, give |P|=7.8 MHz for the nuclear electric quadrupole parameter.
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