CATHODOLUMINESCENCE OF SINGLE QUANTUM WIRES AND VERTICAL QUANTUM-WELLS GROWN ON A SUBMICRON GRATING

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作者
GUSTAFSSON, A
SAMUELSON, L
MALM, JO
VERMEIRE, G
DEMEESTER, P
机构
[1] LUND UNIV, NATL CTR HIGH RESOLUT ELECTRON MICROSCOPY, DEPT INORGAN CHEM, S-22100 LUND, SWEDEN
[2] STATE UNIV GHENT, IMEC, DEPT INFORMAT TECHNOL, B-9000 GHENT, BELGIUM
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10.1063/1.111037
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We present cathodoluminescence (CL) investigations of a corrugated GaAs/AlGaAs single quantum well (QW) structure grown on a submicron grating. The CL spectra have four distinct emission peaks. Using plan-view and cross-sectional CL imaging together with cross-sectional transmission electron microscope imaging, we have assigned the four peaks: They originate in the nominal QW, a quantum wire (QWR), a vertical quantum well (VQW), and the barrier, respectively We have CL-imaged and -characterized single QWRs and VQWs.
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