［（Cdse）_m（ZnSe）_n］_p－Znse多量子阱中的多声子散射

对用原子层外延方法，在［００１］晶向ＧａＡｓ衬底上生长的［（Ｃｄｓｅ）ｍ（Ｚｎｓｅ）ｎ］ｐ－ＺｎＳｅ应变量子阱结构，在１０～３００Ｋ温度范围内测量了喇曼散射光谱，观察到两种类ＺｎＳｅＬＯ声子限制模．利用改变样品温度和入射光能量实现了共振喇曼散射，观察到高达７阶的类ＺｎＳｅＬＯ声子模．并讨论了多声子喇曼散射和热萤光过程的区别．     

多量子阱的声子喇曼散射理论

<正> 近年来多量子阱的声子喇曼散射,在实验方面已有许多富有成果的工作。为了提供系统的理论基础,推动实验的进一步深入,我们系统地研究了多量子阱喇曼散射的微观理论。本文将介绍理论的部分内容,侧重说明理论基础和讨论区别于体材料最具特色的一些结果。 在微观理论中,最便于表征喇曼散射的是喇曼张量(以下具体讨论Stokes散射):     

多量子阱中激子作为中间态的喇曼散射微观理论

<正> 鉴于准二维激子在半导体多量子阱的光学过程中所起的决定性的作用,可以预期,在共振喇曼散射中,激子应是主要的中间态。但由于多量子阱电子结构、激子、声子的研究只是在近几年才有比较深入的理解,迄今尚无系统的喇曼散射的微观理论。本文将给出二维各向同性近似和电偶极近似下的多量子阱喇曼散射微观理论。     

GaAs／AlGaAs非对称耦合双阱光荧光的温度依赖关系

报道了ＧａＡｓ／ＡｌＧａＡｓ非对称耦合双量子阱ｐｉｎ结构在不同温度下的光荧光谱，观察到宽阱与窄阱重空穴激子峰荧光强度随温度上升而较快下降的不同变化关系，结果表明窄阱电子的热发射是导致窄阱光荧光强度随温度上升而较快下降的主要原因。同时观测到宽阱轻空穴激子峰强度特环的温度依赖关系，并分析了其物理机制。     

非对称GaAs／Al0.3Ga0.7As双量子阱的光学特性和光学非线性

报道用光调制反射谱和光致发光方法对非对称的GaAs/Al_(0.3)Ga_(0.7)As耦合双量子阱研究的实验结果。在300K和77K下测量了光调制反射谱,对实验结果的线形拟合确认了在双量子阱中分别对应子能级11H、11L、13H、22H等的跃迁,并与理论计算结果作了比较。以氩离子激光器488nm激发测量了双量子阱中基态(n=1)荧光峰强度随激发光密度的变化,研究了其非线性效应。用632.8nm激光在弱激发下测量了3.8～300K范围内相应荧光峰随温度的变化,对实验结果作了分析讨论。     

InGaN/GaN 和 InGaN/AlGaN 多量子阱中应变对光致发光特性的影响

对蓝宝石衬底上的InGaN/GaN和InGaN/AlGaN多量子阱结构和经激光剥离去除衬底的InGaN/GaN和InGaN/AlGaN多量子阱结构薄膜样品，进行了光致发光谱、高分辨XRD和喇曼光谱测量. PL测量结果表明，相对于带有蓝宝石衬底的样品，InGaN/GaN多量子阱薄膜样品的PL谱峰值波长发生较小的蓝移，而InGaN/AlGaN多量子阱薄膜样品的PL谱峰值波长发生明显的红移；喇曼光谱的结果表明，激光剥离前后E2模的峰值从569.1减少到567.5cm-1. 这说明激光剥离去除衬底使得外延层整体的压应力得到部分释放，但InGaN/GaN与InGaN/AlGaN多量子阱结构中阱层InGaN的应力发生了不同的变化. XRD的结果证实了这一结论.     

InGaN/GaN和InGaN/AlGaN多量子阱中应变对光致发光特性的影响

对蓝宝石衬底上的InGaN/GaN和InGaN/AlGaN多量子阱结构和经激光剥离去除衬底的InGaN/GaN和InGaN/AlGaN多量子阱结构薄膜样品,进行了光致发光谱、高分辨XRD和喇曼光谱测量.PL测量结果表明,相对于带有蓝宝石衬底的样品,InGaN/GaN多量子阱薄膜样品的PL谱峰值波长发生较小的蓝移,而InGaN/AlGaN多量子阱薄膜样品的PL谱峰值波长发生明显的红移;喇曼光谱的结果表明,激光剥离前后E2模的峰值从569.1减少到567.5cm-1.这说明激光剥离去除衬底使得外延层整体的压应力得到部分释放,但InGaN/GaN与InGaN/AlGaN多量子阱结构中阱层InGaN的应力发生了不同的变化.XRD的结果证实了这一结论.     

非对称耦合量子阱的二次谐波产生与量子阱参数关系研究

采用反射式二次谐波产生 (SHG)方法对非对称Ⅱ Ⅵ族耦合量子阱Zn1 -xCdxSe ZnSe的非线性光学特性进行了研究。非中心对称性和阱间耦合效应在很大程度上增强了材料的非线性效应。发现在入射光和反射光均为p偏振 ,以及入射光和反射光分别为s偏振和p偏振两种情况下 ,SHG信号都随Cd含量x的增大而减小。与ZnSe基体材料相比 ,非对称耦合量子阱 (ACQW)在可见光波段的SHG信号增强一个量级以上。同时发现SHG信号随入射光偏振角的变化而周期性地变化。     

InGaN/GaN和InGaN/AlGaN多量子阱中应变对光致发光特性的影响

对蓝宝石衬底上的InGaN/GaN和InGaN/AlGaN多量子阱结构和经激光剥离去除衬底的InGaN/GaN和InGaN/AlGaN多量子阱结构薄膜样品,进行了光致发光谱、高分辨XRD和喇曼光谱测量.PL测量结果表明,相对于带有蓝宝石衬底的样品,InGaN/GaN多量子阱薄膜样品的PL谱峰值波长发生较小的蓝移,而InGaN/AlGaN多量子阱薄膜样品的PL谱峰值波长发生明显的红移;喇曼光谱的结果表明,激光剥离前后E2模的峰值从569.1减少到567.5cm-1.这说明激光剥离去除衬底使得外延层整体的压应力得到部分释放,但InGaN/GaN与InGaN/AlGaN多量子阱结构中阱层InGaN的应力发生了不同的变化.XRD的结果证实了这一结论.     

ZnMgSe/ZnCdSe多量子阱的光学性质

通过光致发光 (PL)和拉曼 (Raman)光谱研究了分子束外延 (MBE)生长的 Zn Mg Se/ Zn Cd Se多量子阱的光学性质。在 80 K到 3 0 0 K温度范围内 ,观测到了 PL光谱中来自量子阱的自由激子发光 ,通过发光强度与温度的变化关系 ,计算了激子束缚能。结果表明在 Zn Mg Se/ Zn Cd Se多量子阱 (MQWs)势垒层中 ,Mg的引进增强了量子阱的限制效应 ,导致激子具有较好的二维特性。在室温下的 Raman光谱中观测到了多级纵光学声子(LO)和横光学声子 (TO)的限制模 ,表明多层结构具有较高的质量     

On the physics of semiconductor quantum dots for applications in lasers and quantum optics

The progression of carrier confinement from quantum wells to quantum dots has received considerable interests because of the potential to improve the semiconductor laser performance at the underlying physics level and to explore quantum optical phenomena in semiconductors. Associated with the transition from quantum wells to quantum dots is a switch from a solid-state-like quasi-continuous density of states to an atom-like system with discrete states. As discussed in this paper, the transition changes the role of the carrier interaction processes that directly influence optical properties. Our goals in this review are two-fold. One is to identify and describe the physics that allows new applications and determines intrinsic limitations for applications in light emitters. We will analyze the use of quantum dots in conventional laser devices and in microcavity emitters, where cavity quantum electrodynamics can alter spontaneous emission and generate nonclassical light for applications in quantum information technologies. A second goal is to promote a new connection between physics and technology. This paper demonstrates how a first-principles theory may be applied to guide important technological decisions by predicting the performances of various active materials under a broad set of experimental conditions.     

Transport and optics in quantum wires fabricated by MBE overgrowth on the (110) cleaved edge

The MBE double-growth technique that we call cleaved-edge overgrowth has, over the past several years, proved itself to be especially suitable for making quantum wires of the very highest quality. We will review our recent progress in measuring the transport and quantum optics characteristics of these wires, and the MBE growth issues that arise with cleaved-edge overgrowth fabrication. Our transport experiments have resulted in 250 Å wide quantum wires with ballistic mean free paths exceeding 10 μm. We verify the prediction that in the ballistic regime the electron conductivity in a quantum wire is independent of the wire length and shows quantized steps proportional to e²/h. The deviation of our observed step heights from exactly e²/h is taken as evidence for correlated electron behaviour. The electrons are tightly confined on three sides by atomically smooth GaAs/AlGaAs heterojunctions and in the fourth direction by an electric field. This results in a quantum wire of nominal square cross-section 250 × 250 Å. Magneto-transport measurements reveal quantum wire sub-band separations in excess of 20 meV as well as the symmetries of the wave functions of the one-dimensional modes. For optics studies our quantum wires are made using cleaved-edge overgrowth to form a line junction as two quantum wells are made to intersect with the cross-section forming a letter ‘T’. This line intersection separately forms a quantum wire bound-state for holes, for electrons, and even for excitons. We have characterized our optical wires by PL, by PLE, and by scanning near-field optics. An important application of this work is our demonstration of the first quantum laser using this T-geometry.     

GaInAsP /InP阶梯量子阱中氢施主杂质束缚能

在有效质量近似下,利用变分法对GaxIn1-xAsyP1-y /InP阶梯量子阱中氢施主杂质束缚能进行了理论计算,并研究了外加电场和阶梯阱的高度对阶梯量子阱中氢施主杂质电子态特性的影响。计算结果显示当施主杂质位于阶梯量子阱的中心时,束缚能达到最大值;外加电场使得电子波函数从阱中心偏移,引起束缚能的非对称分布;Ga 与 As组分的变化使得阶梯阱的势能高度发生变化,从而明显的影响阱中氢杂质束缚能。计算结果对一些基于半导体阶梯型量子阱的光电子器件的设计制作有一定的指导意义。     

Study of methods for lowering the lasing frequency of a terahertz quantum-cascade laser based on two quantum wells

Two mechanisms for achieving lower terahertz-range frequencies in quantum-cascade structures with two quantum wells based on GaAs/AlGaAs compounds are proposed. The first mechanism is based on the introduction of composite quantum wells consisting of a narrow (??2 nm) quantum well with a low potential barrier, being within the main wide quantum well. The second mechanism is based on barriers with unequal heights, arranged in front of and behind the composite quantum well. Optimized quantum-cascade laser structures emitting in the regions of ??2.15 and ??1.35 THz are calculated.     

Analysis of the electrostatic interaction of charges in multiple InGaAs/GaAs quantum wells by admittance-spectroscopy methods

The effect of the electrostatic interaction of charges in multiple quantum wells of a doped heterostructure is studied by admittance spectroscopy methods and numerical self-consistent calculations. Samples containing three InGaAs/GaAs quantum wells each 7 nm thick, separated by 150-nm barriers, are studied in detail. The InAs content in the wells is 22, 16, and 11.5%. Experimentally and by simulation, it is shown that the effect of the relative carrier depletion in the middle quantum well occurs due to the joining of local spacecharge regions around the quantum wells and is accompanied by raise of the middle well potential. The quantitative characteristics of this effect are analyzed depending on temperature, barrier thickness, and dopant concentration.     

GaInAs/GaAs应变量子阱能带结构的计算

讨论了GaInAs/GaAs应变量子阱结构的应变效应 ,给出了量子阱层的临界厚度随In组份的变化关系。由克龙尼克 -潘纳模型计算了GaInAs/GaAs应变量子阱的量子化能级 ,给出了cl -hhl跃迁对应的发射波长随阱宽和In组份的变化关系曲线 ,并与实验测量的GaInAs/GaAs量子阱的发射波长进行了比较 ,基本一致。与此同时 ,对GaInAs/GaAs应变量子阱向长波长方向的发展也进行了计算分析 ,最后计算研究了应变量子阱中价带子能级及态密度的色散关系     

Conversion efficiency enhancement of AlGaAs quantum well solar cells

The quantum efficiency and photocurrent for AlGaAs quantum well solar cell is calculated and compared with experimental results obtaining good agreement. The conversion efficiency as a function of Al composition in barriers and wells is presented showing that there is a wide range of Al composition barrier and Al composition well where the QWSC efficiency is always higher than corresponding homogeneous p–i–n cell without quantum wells. We also show that for up to 15 wells in the intrinsic region an efficiency enhancement for the QWSC over the baseline cell is obtained.     

Optical properties of (001) GaN/AlN quantum wells

The absorption coefficient and the photoluminescence of (001) GaN/AlN quantum wells are calculated for several values of the well width, with and without the excitonic effect corrections, in the usual monoelectronic approach and as a many-body problem. The calculation was performed considering separate isolated bands for electrons, heavy and light holes. The monoelectronic approach to the optical properties was performed by assuming infinite well walls and finite well walls, respectively. The calculation including the excitonic effect as a many-body problem was performed within a recent approach designed for low-dimensional systems. The different wells studied here present many localized states and a complicated absorption spectrum. The monoelectronic approach in the infinite quantum well approximation reproduces quite well the spectrum of the wide wells due to the fact that the ground states of electrons and holes are well fixed by this model of quantum well.     

InGaAsP量子阱混合技术理论及模拟研究

本文以品格中原子的扩散理论为基础，分析了四元系InGaAsP半导体材料中Ⅲ、Ⅴ族原子的扩散规律，建立了量子阱和超晶格结构中量子阱混合(QWI)的理论模型，模拟计算了半导体材料中组分浓度与扩散长度的关系，以及应变与扩散长度的关系，计算分析了应变对量子阱带隙、带结构和量子跃迁的影响，获得了一些有价值的结论，为量子阱混合试验和量子阱及超晶格集成器件的开发和研究提供了重要的理论基础。     

Growth and characterization of digital alloy quantum wells of CdSe/ZnSe

We report a study of digital alloy quantum wells of CdSe/ZnSe grown by migration enhanced epitaxy. The quantum well regions consist of various numbers of periods of one monolayer of CdSe and three monolayers of ZnSe, and the barriers are ZnSe. It will be shown that the optical properties of such quantum wells are greatly affected by the structural quality of the digital alloy. Both structural and optical properties will be discussed. Such digital alloy quantum wells are shown to have excellent room temperature optical characteristics.