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We investigated lasing characteristics of a ZnO hierarchical micro-spherical particles with diameters of 1 – 5 μm. The lasing emission consists of a small number of discrete laser peaks unlike conventional random lasing from ZnO nanopowder-assembly. Theoretical calculations based on a many-body theory revealed that the optical gain is achieved at the observed lowest lasing threshold value, 4 mJ∙cm^(-2)∙pulse^(-1), which corresponds to the excited carrier density ~2.4×〖10〗^25 m^(-3). Because the carrier density is much higher than the Mott density, the gain origin for lasing is electron-hole plasma recombination. The lasing frequency mode shift (~1.2 meV) is due to the refractive index change induced by exciting high carrier density up to 6.1×〖10〗^25 m^(-3). By changing hierarchical structures via controlling growth condition and performing the annealing treatment and performing the calculation of scattering efficiency of ZnO particles, we found that the hierarchy of the micro-spherical particle plays a crucial role of the lasing feedback: the strong light scattering at the interface between outer nanoparticles with the sizes of 100 – 200 nm and smaller ones with the sizes of 10 – 60 nm consisting in the micro-spherical particle results in a light confinement. Furthermore, it has been confirmed that each discrete lasing mode shows strong gain competition with each other probably due to spatial overlap between the modes. These results suggest that both random scattering and microcavity modes contribute to the lasing oscillation.

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  This is the Accepted Manuscript version of an article accepted for publication in Journal of Optics. IOP Publishing Ltd is not responsible for any errors or omissions in this version of the manuscript or any version derived from it. The Version of Record is available online at https://doi.org/10.1088/2040-8986/ad2e1e.

Keyword: ZnO, Laser

Date published: 2024-05-01

Publisher: IOP Publishing

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• Journal of Optics (ISSN: 20408978) vol. 26 issue. 5 055104

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Manuscript type: Author's version (Accepted manuscript)

MDR DOI: https://doi.org/10.48505/nims.5083

First published URL: https://doi.org/10.1088/2040-8986/ad2e1e

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