InAs/InP single quantum wire formation and emission at 1.5 µm

Isolated InAs/InP self-assembled quantum wires have been grown using in situ accumulated stress measurements to adjust the optimal InAs thickness. Atomic force microscopy imaging shows highly asymmetric nanostructures with average length exceeding more than ten times their width. High resolution opt...

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Autores: Alén, Benito, Fuster, David, González Díez, Yolanda, González Sotos, Luisa, Martínez Pastor, Juan Pascual
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2006
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/17550
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/17550
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Indium compounds
III-V semiconductors
Semiconductor quantum wires
Atomic force microscopy
Photoluminescence
Self-assembly
Semiconductor growth
Monolayers
Molecular beam epitaxial growth
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Sumario:Isolated InAs/InP self-assembled quantum wires have been grown using in situ accumulated stress measurements to adjust the optimal InAs thickness. Atomic force microscopy imaging shows highly asymmetric nanostructures with average length exceeding more than ten times their width. High resolution optical investigation of as-grown samples reveals strong photoluminescence from individual quantum wires at 1.5 µm. Additional sharp features are related to monolayer fluctuations of the two-dimensional InAs layer present during the early stages of the quantum wire self-assembling process.