Optical properties and HR-XRD of InGaAs/AlGaAs/GaAs structures with InAs quantum dots and different capping layers

Georgiy Polupan, Ricardo Cisneros-Tamayo, Tetyana Torchynska

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Abstract

The Al0.30Ga0.70As /InGaAs/AlGaInAs/ Al0.30Ga0.70As structures with embedded InAs quantum dots (QDs) covered by strain reduced AlGaInAs capping layers have been investigated in an as-grown state using the photoluminescence (PL) and high resolution X ray diffraction (HR-XRD) methods. Two types of QD structures with different quantum well (QW) capping layers: Al0.10In0.15Ga0.75As (#1) and Al0.40In0.15Ga0.45As (#2), and buffer QW layers: In0.15Ga0.85As (#1) and In0.25Ga0.75As (#2) are compared. It is revealed that QD emission in the structure with Al0.10In0.15Ga0.75As capping (#1) is characterized by the higher PL intensity of the ground state (GS) band and smaller the full with at half maximum (FWHM), compared to those in #2. The variation of the GS emission intensity versus temperature has been monitored within the range of 10-500K. It was revealed more significant PL thermal quenching in #1 compared with #2. HR-XRD study has shown that the both QD structures are characterized by the best quality of the QW interfaces with the high numbers of Pendellösung peaks. The analysis of HR-XRD scans permits to estimate the values of the elastic strains in the studied QD structures, which were higher in #2 compared with #1. The peculiarities of PL spectra and HR-XRD are analyzed and the advances of studied QD structures have been compared and discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication239th ECS Meeting with the 18th International Meeting on Chemical Sensors, IMCS 2021 - Wide Bandgap Semiconductor Materials and Devices 22
EditorsV. Chakrapani, J. K. Hite, J. Zavada, T. Anderson, M. Tadjer, S. H. Kilgore
PublisherIOP Publishing Ltd.
Pages113-119
Number of pages7
Edition3
ISBN (Electronic)9781607689164
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021
Event239th ECS Meeting with the 18th International Meeting on Chemical Sensors, IMCS 2021 - Chicago, United States
Duration: 30 May 20213 Jun 2021

Publication series

NameECS Transactions
Number3
Volume102
ISSN (Print)1938-6737
ISSN (Electronic)1938-5862

Conference

Conference239th ECS Meeting with the 18th International Meeting on Chemical Sensors, IMCS 2021
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityChicago
Period30/05/213/06/21

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