Quantum well intermixing for the fabrication of InGaAsN/GaAs lasers with pulsed anodic oxidation

Autor: M. H. Hong, Michael C. Y. Chan, S. Z. Wang, S. F. Yoon, Shu Yuan, Chang Liu, Y. Qu
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Journal of Applied Physics. 95:3422-3426
ISSN: 1089-7550
0021-8979
Popis: Quantum well (QW) intermixing was carried out by post-growth rapid thermal annealing in InGaAsN/GaAs QW laser structures grown by solid-source molecular-beam epitaxy. The intensity and width of the photoluminescence peak showed a dependence on annealing temperature and time, and the maximum intensity and minimum linewidth were obtained after the wafer was annealed at 670 °C for 60 s. The peak luminescence energy blueshifted with increasing annealing time, although it plateaued at an annealing time that corresponded to that yielding the maximum luminescence intensity. The diffusion coefficient for indium was determined from a comparison between experimental data and modeling, but showed that QW intermixing alone was not sufficient to account for the relatively large blueshift after annealing. Defects related to the incorporation of nitrogen in the QW layer were responsible for the low photoluminescence efficiency in the as-grown samples and were annealed out during rapid thermal annealing. During annealing...
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