LUMINESCENCE OF NARROW RIE ETCHED IN1-XGAXAS/INP AND GAAS/GA1-XALXAS QUANTUM WIRES

被引:7
作者
MARZIN, JY
IZRAEL, A
BIROTHEAU, L
SERMAGE, B
ROY, N
AZOULAY, R
ROBEIN, D
BENCHIMOL, JL
HENRY, L
THIERRYMIEG, V
LADAN, FR
TAYLOR, L
机构
[1] CNRS,L2M,F-92220 BAGNEUX,FRANCE
[2] ROYAL SIGNALS & RADAR ESTAB,DRA,DIV ELECTR,MALVERN WR14 3PS,WORCS,ENGLAND
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D O I
10.1016/0039-6028(92)91131-T
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We present low temperature optical data obtained on narrow quantum wires, fabricated with reactive ion etching and MOCVD overgrowth, in both In1-xGaxAs/InP and GaAs/Ga1-xAlxAs systems. One-dimensional quantum confinement effects are observed in both cases for the lowest lateral sizes (L(x)), in which carrier lifetimes remain of the order of one nanosecond. For In1-xGaxAs/InP wires (L(x) down to 15 nm), quantum shifts of the photoluminescence peak (up to 30 meV) are observed. For GaAs/Ga1-xAlxAs wires (L(x) down to 20 nm), we present photoluminescence excitation spectra showing additional lateral confinement effects, concerning mainly the polarization of the observed transitions.
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页数:4
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