InAs/GaAs系列量子点研究

为了获得波长长、均匀性好和发光效率高的量子点,采用分子束外延（MBE）技术和S-K应变自组装模式,在GaAs（100）衬底上研究生长了三种InAs量子点。采用MBE配备的RHEED确定了工艺参数：As压维持在1.33×10^-5Pa;InAs量子点和In0.2Ga0.8As的生长温度为500℃;565℃生长50nmGaAs覆盖层。生长了垂直耦合量子点（InAs1.8ML/GaAs5nm/InAs1.8ML）、阱内量子点（In0.2Ga0.8As5nm/InAs2.4ML/In0.2Ga0.8As5nm）和柱状岛量子点（InAs分别生长1.9、1.7、1.5ML,停顿20s后,生长间隔层GaAs2nm）。测得对应的室温光致发光（PL）谱峰值波长分别为1.038、1.201、1.087μm,半峰宽为119.6、128.0、72.2nm、相对发光强度为0.034、0.153、0.29。根据PL谱的峰位、半峰宽和相对发光强与量子点波长、均匀性和发光效率的对应关系,可知量子点波长有不同程度的增加、均匀性越来越好、发光效率显著增强。     

In0．2Ga0．8As-GaAs复合应力缓冲层上的1.3μm InAs／GaAs自组织量子点

用光荧光谱和原子力显微镜测试技术系统研究了在2 nm In0.2Ga0.8As和x ML GaAs的复合应力缓冲层上生长的InAs/GaAs自组织量子点的发光特性和表面形貌.采用In0.2Ga0.8As与薄层GaAs复合的应力缓冲层,由于减少了晶格失配度致使量子点密度从约1.7×109 cm-2显著增加到约3.8×109cm-2.同时,复合层也有利于提高量子点中In的组份,使量子点的高宽比增加,促进量子点发光峰红移.对于x=10 ML的样品室温下基态发光峰达到1350 nm.     

InGaAs／GaAs自组织量子点光致发光特性研究

用PL谱测试研究了GaAs和不同In组份InxGa1-xAs(x=0.1,0.2,0.3)覆盖层对分子外延生长的InAs/GaAs自组织量子点发光特性的影响,用InxGa1-xAs外延层覆盖InAs/GaAs量子点,比用GaAs做 其发光峰能量向低有端移动,发光峰半高度变窄,量子点发光峰能量随温度的红移幅度较小,理论计算证实这是由于覆盖层InxGa1-xAs减小了InAs表面应力导致发光峰红移,而In元素有效抑制了InAs/GaAs界面组份的混杂,量子点的均匀性得到改善,PL谱半高宽变窄,用InGaAs覆盖的In0.5Ga0.5As/GaAs自组织量子点实现了1．3μm发光,室温下PL谱半高宽为19．2meV,是目前最好的实验结果。     

半导体量子点的发光性质研究

用PL谱测试研究了半导体量子点的光致发光性能,分析了不同In组分覆盖层对分子束外延生长的量子点发光特性的影响,及导致发光峰红移的原因.结果显示,In元素有效抑制界面组分的混杂,使得量子点的均匀性得到改善,PL谱半高宽变窄.用InAs覆盖的In0.5Ga0.5As/GaAs自组织量子点实现了1.3um发光.     

垂直堆垛InAs量子点的光学性质

垂直堆跺InAs量子点是用分子束外延(MBE),通过Stranski-Krastanov(S-K)方式生长.利用光致发光(PL)实验对InAs量子点进行了表征.在生长过程中使用对形状尺寸控制的方式来提高垂直堆垛InAs量子点形貌均匀性.样品的外延结构是Si掺杂GaAs衬底生长500nm的过渡层,500nm的GaAs外延层,15nm的Al0.5Ga0.5As势垒外延层,5个周期的InAs量子点生长后2单层GaAs的外延结构,50 nh的Al0.5Ga0.5As势垒外延层,最后是15 m的GaAs覆盖层.外延结构中Al0.5Ga0.5As势垒外延层对镶嵌在里面的InAs量子点有很强的量子限制作用产生量子效应.PL测量系统使用514.5 nn的缸离子激发源.发现了量子点基态光致发光峰等距离向红外方向劈裂等新的物理现象.利用光致发光通过改变势垒的宽度和掺杂情况,研究了外延结构的光致发光特性,得到二维电子气(2DEG)随势能变化局域化加强等的新结果.     

表面应力诱导InGaN量子点的生长及其性质

为了得到高性能的 Ga N基发光器件 ,有源层采用 MOCVD技术和表面应力的不均匀性诱导方法生长了 In-Ga N量子点 ,并通过原子力显微镜 (AFM)、透射电子显微镜 (TEM)和光致发光 (PL )谱对其微观形貌和光学性质进行了观察和研究 .AFM和 TEM观察结果表明 :In Ga N/ Ga N为平均直径约 30 nm,高度约 2 5 nm的圆锥 ;In Ga N量子点主要集中在圆锥形的顶部 ,其密度达到 5 .6× 10 1 0 cm- 2 .室温下 ,In Ga N量子点材料 PL谱强度大大超出相同生长时间的 In Ga N薄膜材料 ,这说明 In Ga N量子点有望作为高性能有源层材料应用于 Ga N基发光器件 .     

In0.5Ga0.5As/In0.5Al0.5As应变耦合量子点的形貌和光学性质

提出了利用分子束外延方法生长In0.5Ga0.5As/In0.5Al0.5As应变耦合量子点，并分析量子点的形貌和光学性质随GaAs隔离层厚度变化的特点。实验结果表明，随着耦合量子点中的GaAs隔离层厚度从2 nm增加到10 nm，In0.5Ga0.5As量子点的密度增大、均匀性提高, Al原子扩散和浸润层对量子点PL谱的影响被消除，而且InAlAs材料的宽禁带特征使其成为InGaAs量子点红外探测器中的暗电流阻挡层。由此可见，选择合适的GaAs隔离层厚度形成InGaAs/InAlAs应变耦合量子点将有益于InGaAs量子点红外探测器的研究。     

大功率In(Ga)As/GaAs量子点激光器

利用分子束外延技术和S-K生长模式,系统研究了InAs/GaAs材料体系应变自组装量子点的形成和演化.研制出激射波长λ≈960nm,条宽100μm,腔长800μm的In(Ga)As/GaAs量子点激光器:室温连续输出功率大于3.5W,室温阈值电流密度218A/cm2,0.61W室温连续工作寿命超过3760小时.     

In0.5Ga0.5As/In0.5Al0.5As应变耦合量子点的形貌和光学性质

提出了利用分子束外延方法生长In0.5Ga0.5As/In0.5Al0.5As应变耦合量子点,并分析量子点的形貌和光学性质随GaAs隔离层厚度变化的特点.实验结果表明,随着耦合量子点中的GaAs隔离层厚度从2 nm增加到10 nm,In0.5Ga0.5As量子点的密度增大、均匀性提高,Al原子扩散和浸润层对量子点PL谱的影响被消除,而且InAlAs材料的宽禁带特征使其成为InGaAs量子点红外探测器中的暗电流阻挡层.由此可见,选择合适的GaAs隔离层厚度形成InGaAs/InAlAs应变耦合量子点将有益于InGaAs量子点红外探测器的研究.     

多层InAs量子点的光致发光研究

采用MBE设备生长了多层InAs/GaAs量子点结构,测量了其变温光致发光谱和时间分辨光致发光谱.结果表明多层量子点结构有利于减小发光峰的半高宽,并且可以提高发光峰半高宽和发光寿命的温度稳定性.实验发现,加InGaAs盖层后,量子点发光峰的半高宽进一步减小,最小达到23.6 meV,并且发光峰出现红移.原因可能在于InGaAs盖层减小了InAs岛所受的应力,阻止了In组分的偏析,提高了InAs量子点尺寸分布的均匀性和质量,导致载流子在不同量子点中的迁移效应减弱.     

(113)B和(100)面InAs/GaAs量子点光致发光光谱特性研究

利用分子束外延技术在(100)和(113)B GaAs衬底上进行了有/无AlAs盖帽层量子点的生长,测量了其在4～100 K温度区间的PL光谱。通过对PL光谱的积分强度、峰值能量和半高宽进行分析进而研究载流子的热传输特性。无AlAs盖帽层的(113)B面量子点的PL光谱的热淬灭现象可以由载流子极易从量子点向浸润层逃逸来解释。然而,有AlAs盖帽层的(113)B量子点的PL热淬灭主要是由于载流子进入了量子点与势垒或者浸润层界面中的非辐射中心引起的。并且其PL的温度依存性与利用Varshni定律计算的体材料InAs的温度依存性吻合很好,表明载流子通过浸润层进行传输受到了抑制,由于AlAs引起的相分离机制(113)B量子点的浸润层已经消失或者减小了。(100)面有AlAs盖帽层的PL半高宽的温度依存性与无AlAs盖帽层的量子点大致相同,表明在相同外延条件下相分离机制在(100)面上不如(113)B面显著。     

Surface Morphology and Photoluminescence of 1.3μm Wavelength In（Ga） As／GaAs Quantum Dots

Self-organized In0.5 Ga0.5As/GaAs quantum island structure emitting at 1.35 μm at room temperature has been successfully fabricated by molecular beam epitaxy(MBE) via cycled(InAs)1/(GaAs)1 monolayer deposition method.Photoluminescence(PL) measurement shows that very narrow PL linewidth of 19.2 meV at 300 K has been reached for the first time,indicating effective suppression of inhomogeneous broadening of optical emission from the In0.5Ga0.5As islands structure.Our results provide important information for optimizing the epitaxial structures of 1.3μm wavelength quantum dot （QD） devices.     

PbSe量子点掺杂玻璃的制备及表征

采用高温熔融法,经过两步热处理,成功制备了PbSe量子点(QD)掺杂的硅酸盐玻璃.当热处理温度为550℃、热处理时间为1～10 h时,X射线衍射(XRD)和透射电镜(TEM)测量表明,玻璃中,生成的PbSe QD平均尺寸为5～6 nm.随着热处理时间的延长(3～8 h),玻璃中生成的PbSe QD尺寸增大.近红外荧光(...     

Optical properties and structure of InAs quantum dots in near-infrared band

The InAs quantum dots (QDs) grown by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) are studied as a function of growth temperature at a specific InAs coverage of 2.7 ML. The QDs density is significantly reduced from 8.0 × 1010 to 5.0 × 109 cm-2 as the growth temperature increases from 480℃ to 520℃, while the average QDs diameter and height becomes larger. The effects of the growth temperature on the evolution of bimodal QDs are investigated by combining atomic force microscopy (AFM) and photoluminescence (PL). Results show that the formation of the bimodal QDs depends on the growth temperature: at a growth temperature of 480℃,large QDs result from the small QDs coalition; at a growth temperature of 535℃, the indium desorption and InAs segregation result in the formation of small QDs.     

Long-wavelength emission from single InAs quantum dots layer grown on porous GaAs substrate

In this paper, we present the growth and photoluminescence (PL) results of InAs quantum dots (QDs) on a p-type porous GaAs (001) substrate. It has been shown that critical layer thickness of InAs overgrowth on porous GaAs has been enhanced compared to that deposited on nominal GaAs. Using porous GaAs substrate, growth interruption and depositing 10 atomic monolayer (ML) In_0.4Ga_0.6As on InAs QDs, photoluminescence measured at 10 K exhibits an emission at 0.739 eV (∼1.67 μm) with an ultranarrow full width at half maximum (FWHM) of 16 meV. This emission represents the longer wavelength obtained up to date to our knowledge and has been attributed to the radiative transition in the InAs QDs.     

Wavelength controlled InAs/InP quantum dots for telecom laser applications

This article reviews the recent progress in the growth and device applications of InAs/InP quantum dots (QDs) for telecom applications. Wavelength tuning of the metalorganic vapor-phase epitaxy grown single layer and stacked InAs QDs embedded in InGaAsP/InP (1 0 0) over the 1.55-μm region at room temperature (RT) is achieved using ultra-thin GaAs interlayers underneath the QDs. The GaAs interlayers, together with reduced growth temperature and V/III ratio, and extended growth interruption suppress As/P exchange to reduce the QD height in a controlled way. Device quality of the QDs is demonstrated by temperature-dependent photoluminescence (PL) measurements, revealing zero-dimensional carrier confinement and defect-free InAs QDs, and is highlighted by continuous-wave ground-state lasing at RT of narrow ridge-waveguide QD lasers, exhibiting a broad gain spectrum. Unpolarized PL from the cleaved side, important for realization of polarization insensitive semiconductor optical amplifiers, is obtained from closely stacked QDs due to vertical electronic coupling.     

Optical and morphological properties of InGaAs/AIGaAs self-assembled quantum dot nanostructures for 980 nm room temperature emission

This work deals with the study of optical and morphological properties of InGaAs/AlGaAs quantum dot （QD） structures grown by molecular beam epitaxy （MBE）. Photoluminescence （PL） emission energies, activation energies of PL quenching and QD sizes are studied as functions of the Al content in the AlyGal-yAs confining layers （CL）. We show that the PL emission energy of In（Ga）As/AlyGal-yAs QD structures increases with increasing y and that the sizes of InAs/AlyGal-yAs QDs decrease with increasing y. By the comparison of the experimental results with those of an effective-mass model developed to calculate the QD fundamental transition energies, we show that the blueshift of emission energy has to be ascribed not only to the increase in barrier discontinuities that confine the carriers into QDs but even to effects related to changes of the QD morphology dependent on CL composition. Moreover, we show that the Al content in the barriers determines also the activation energy of thermal quenching of PL, which depends on the thermal escape of carriers from QD levels. These studies resulted in the preparation of structures with efficient light-emission in the 980 nm spectral window of interest for lightwave communications.     

Normal-incidence mid-infrared Ge quantum-dot photodetector

Mid-infrared photodetectors were demonstrated by using molecular-beam epitaxy (MBE)-grown self-assembled Ge quantum dots (QDs). The response wavelength ranged from 2.2 μm to 3.1 μm and peaked at 2.8 μm. The peak response wavelengths shifted to 2.9 μm and 3.5 μm after thermal annealing at 700°C and 900°C for 5 min, respectively. Normal-incidence detection was confirmed, and the mechanism of a Ge QD photodetector was discussed. Calculations showed the key parameters determining response wavelength of the Ge QD infrared photodetector, which agreed with experimental results.