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Optical characteristics of type-II hexagonal-shaped GaSb quantum dots on GaAs synthesized using nanowire self-growth mechanism from Ga metal droplet
We report the growth mechanism and optical characteristics of type-II band-aligned GaSb quantum dots (QDs) grown on GaAs using a droplet epitaxy-driven nanowire formation mechanism with molecular beam epitaxy. Using transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy images, we confirm...
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author | Baik, Min Kyhm, Ji-hoon Kang, Hang-Kyu Jeong, Kwang-Sik Kim, Jong Su Cho, Mann-Ho Song, Jin Dong |
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description | We report the growth mechanism and optical characteristics of type-II band-aligned GaSb quantum dots (QDs) grown on GaAs using a droplet epitaxy-driven nanowire formation mechanism with molecular beam epitaxy. Using transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy images, we confirmed that the QDs, which comprised zinc-blende crystal structures with hexagonal shapes, were successfully grown through the formation of a nanowire from a Ga droplet, with reduced strain between GaAs and GaSb. Photoluminescence (PL) peaks of GaSb capped by a GaAs layer were observed at 1.11 eV, 1.26 eV, and 1.47 eV, assigned to the QDs, a wetting-like layer (WLL), and bulk GaAs, respectively, at the measurement temperature of 14 K and excitation laser power of 30 mW. The integrated PL intensity of the QDs was significantly stronger than that of the WLL, which indicated well-grown GaSb QDs on GaAs and the generation of an interlayer exciton, as shown in the power- and temperature-dependent PL spectra, respectively. In addition, time-resolved PL data showed that the GaSb QD and GaAs layers formed a self-aligned type-II band alignment; the temperature-dependent PL data exhibited a high equivalent internal quantum efficiency of 15 ± 0.2%. |
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spelling | pubmed-80327892021-04-09 Optical characteristics of type-II hexagonal-shaped GaSb quantum dots on GaAs synthesized using nanowire self-growth mechanism from Ga metal droplet Baik, Min Kyhm, Ji-hoon Kang, Hang-Kyu Jeong, Kwang-Sik Kim, Jong Su Cho, Mann-Ho Song, Jin Dong Sci Rep Article We report the growth mechanism and optical characteristics of type-II band-aligned GaSb quantum dots (QDs) grown on GaAs using a droplet epitaxy-driven nanowire formation mechanism with molecular beam epitaxy. Using transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy images, we confirmed that the QDs, which comprised zinc-blende crystal structures with hexagonal shapes, were successfully grown through the formation of a nanowire from a Ga droplet, with reduced strain between GaAs and GaSb. Photoluminescence (PL) peaks of GaSb capped by a GaAs layer were observed at 1.11 eV, 1.26 eV, and 1.47 eV, assigned to the QDs, a wetting-like layer (WLL), and bulk GaAs, respectively, at the measurement temperature of 14 K and excitation laser power of 30 mW. The integrated PL intensity of the QDs was significantly stronger than that of the WLL, which indicated well-grown GaSb QDs on GaAs and the generation of an interlayer exciton, as shown in the power- and temperature-dependent PL spectra, respectively. In addition, time-resolved PL data showed that the GaSb QD and GaAs layers formed a self-aligned type-II band alignment; the temperature-dependent PL data exhibited a high equivalent internal quantum efficiency of 15 ± 0.2%. Nature Publishing Group UK 2021-04-08 /pmc/articles/PMC8032789/ /pubmed/33833327 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87321-9 Text en © The Author(s) 2021 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Article Baik, Min Kyhm, Ji-hoon Kang, Hang-Kyu Jeong, Kwang-Sik Kim, Jong Su Cho, Mann-Ho Song, Jin Dong Optical characteristics of type-II hexagonal-shaped GaSb quantum dots on GaAs synthesized using nanowire self-growth mechanism from Ga metal droplet |
title | Optical characteristics of type-II hexagonal-shaped GaSb quantum dots on GaAs synthesized using nanowire self-growth mechanism from Ga metal droplet |
title_full | Optical characteristics of type-II hexagonal-shaped GaSb quantum dots on GaAs synthesized using nanowire self-growth mechanism from Ga metal droplet |
title_fullStr | Optical characteristics of type-II hexagonal-shaped GaSb quantum dots on GaAs synthesized using nanowire self-growth mechanism from Ga metal droplet |
title_full_unstemmed | Optical characteristics of type-II hexagonal-shaped GaSb quantum dots on GaAs synthesized using nanowire self-growth mechanism from Ga metal droplet |
title_short | Optical characteristics of type-II hexagonal-shaped GaSb quantum dots on GaAs synthesized using nanowire self-growth mechanism from Ga metal droplet |
title_sort | optical characteristics of type-ii hexagonal-shaped gasb quantum dots on gaas synthesized using nanowire self-growth mechanism from ga metal droplet |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8032789/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33833327 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87321-9 |
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