Tuning the emission profiles of various self-assembled InxGa1-xAs nanostructures by rapid thermal annealing.

Autor: Lee, Jihoon H., Wang, Zhiming M., Dorogan, Vitaliy G., Mazur, Yuiry I., Ware, Morgan E., Salamo, Gregory J.
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Zdroj: Journal of Applied Physics; Oct2009, Vol. 106 Issue 7, p073106-073112, 6p, 1 Diagram, 4 Graphs
Abstrakt: Tuning the emission profiles of various novel InxGa1-xAs nanostructures, such as quantum rods, quantum dot pairs (QDPs), bridged QDPs, dimpled quantum dots (QDs), and low-temperature-capped QDs, is demonstrated by postgrowth rapid thermal annealing. Specifically, improved optical properties, such as a much narrower full width at half maximum of 16 meV and a continuous blueshift, are demonstrated. The enhanced optical properties are attributed to the interchange of In and Ga atoms induced by both defect-assisted intermixing and strain-assisted intermixing. These results can find applications as an optical enhancement in nanostructures is critical for the improvements on device functionality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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