InGaAs Quantum Well Grown on High-Index Surfaces for Superluminescent Diode Applications

<p>Abstract</p> <p>The morphological and optical properties of In<sub>0.2</sub>Ga<sub>0.8</sub>As/GaAs quantum wells grown on various substrates are investigated for possible application to superluminescent diodes. The In<sub>0.2</sub>Ga<sub&g...

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Main Authors: Wu Jiang, Fan Dongsheng, Li Shibing, Yu Shui-Qing, Li Zhenhua, Wang Zhiming, Guo Aqiang, Manasreh Omar, Salamo Gregory
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2010-01-01
Series:Nanoscale Research Letters
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11671-010-9605-2
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Summary:<p>Abstract</p> <p>The morphological and optical properties of In<sub>0.2</sub>Ga<sub>0.8</sub>As/GaAs quantum wells grown on various substrates are investigated for possible application to superluminescent diodes. The In<sub>0.2</sub>Ga<sub>0.8</sub>As/GaAs quantum wells are grown by molecular beam epitaxy on GaAs (100), (210), (311), and (731) substrates. A broad photoluminescence emission peak (~950 nm) with a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of 48 nm is obtained from the sample grown on (210) substrate at room temperature, which is over four times wider than the quantum well simultaneously grown on (100) substrate. On the other hand, a very narrow photoluminescence spectrum is observed from the sample grown on (311) with FWHM = 7.8 nm. The results presented in this article demonstrate the potential of high-index GaAs substrates for superluminescent diode applications.</p>
ISSN:1931-7573
1556-276X