STRAINED-LAYER INSB/GASB QUANTUM-WELLS GROWN BY METALORGANIC VAPOR-PHASE EPITAXY

被引:24
作者
QIAN, LQ [1 ]
WESSELS, BW [1 ]
机构
[1] NORTHWESTERN UNIV,MAT RES CTR,EVANSTON,IL 60208
关键词
D O I
10.1063/1.109971
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
InSb/GaSb quantum well structures have been prepared by atmospheric pressure metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy. Strong sharp photoluminescence emission peaks with a full width at half-maximum of 6-11 meV were obtained for the quantum well structures with well thicknesses of 0.35-0.88 nm, suggesting nearly atomically planar interfaces. The observed photoluminescence transition energies are in excellent agreement with the calculated values using a standard finite square well model taking into account strain. A broadening of the predominant photoluminescence emission peak was observed for quantum well structures with well thicknesses above 1 nm, indicating nonplanar growth.
引用
收藏
页码:628 / 630
页数:3
相关论文
共 18 条
[1]   BAND-STRUCTURE ENGINEERING FOR LOW-THRESHOLD HIGH-EFFICIENCY SEMICONDUCTOR-LASERS [J].
ADAMS, AR .
ELECTRONICS LETTERS, 1986, 22 (05) :249-250
[2]   GA0.47IN0.53AS/AL0.48IN0.52AS MULTIQUANTUM-WELL LEDS EMITTING AT 1.6-MU-M [J].
ALAVI, K ;
PEARSALL, TP ;
FORREST, SR ;
CHO, AY .
ELECTRONICS LETTERS, 1983, 19 (06) :227-229
[3]   ENERGY BAND-GAP SHIFT WITH ELASTIC STRAIN IN GAXIN1-XP EPITAXIAL LAYERS ON (001) GAAS SUBSTRATES [J].
ASAI, H ;
OE, K .
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 1983, 54 (04) :2052-2056
[4]   SUPER-LATTICE BAND-STRUCTURE IN THE ENVELOPE-FUNCTION APPROXIMATION [J].
BASTARD, G .
PHYSICAL REVIEW B, 1981, 24 (10) :5693-5697
[5]   PHOTOELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF CLEAVED GAAS GASB INAS AND INSB SURFACES - COMPARISON WITH SI AND GE [J].
GOBELI, GW ;
ALLEN, FG .
PHYSICAL REVIEW, 1965, 137 (1A) :A245-&
[6]   ELECTRONIC AND OPTICAL-PROPERTIES OF FE-DOPED INP PREPARED BY ORGANOMETALLIC VAPOR-PHASE EPITAXY [J].
HUANG, K ;
WESSELS, BW .
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 1986, 60 (12) :4342-4344
[7]   OPTICAL INVESTIGATION OF HIGHLY STRAINED INGAAS-GAAS MULTIPLE QUANTUM-WELLS [J].
JI, G ;
HUANG, D ;
REDDY, UK ;
HENDERSON, TS ;
HOUDRE, R ;
MORKOC, H .
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 1987, 62 (08) :3366-3373
[8]   DEFECTS IN EPITAXIAL MULTILAYERS .1. MISFIT DISLOCATIONS [J].
MATTHEWS, JW ;
BLAKESLEE, AE .
JOURNAL OF CRYSTAL GROWTH, 1974, 27 (DEC) :118-125
[9]   SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM-WELL STRUCTURES FOR OPTOELECTRONICS - RECENT ADVANCES AND FUTURE-PROSPECTS [J].
OKAMOTO, H .
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 1-REGULAR PAPERS BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS & REVIEW PAPERS, 1987, 26 (03) :315-330
[10]   VALENCE BAND ENGINEERING IN STRAINED-LAYER STRUCTURES [J].
OREILLY, EP .
SEMICONDUCTOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 1989, 4 (03) :121-137