Molecular beam epitaxial growth of InAsN:Sb for midinfrared Optoelectronics
Author(s) -
Qiandong Zhuang,
A. M. R. Godenir,
A. Krier,
G. Tsai,
H. H. Lin
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
applied physics letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.182
H-Index - 442
eISSN - 1077-3118
pISSN - 0003-6951
DOI - 10.1063/1.2988281
Subject(s) - molecular beam epitaxy , photoluminescence , materials science , nitride , epitaxy , homogeneity (statistics) , alloy , diffraction , electron diffraction , nitrogen , optoelectronics , quantum well , analytical chemistry (journal) , electron microprobe , microanalysis , light emitting diode , crystallography , optics , chemistry , nanotechnology , metallurgy , statistics , physics , mathematics , organic chemistry , layer (electronics) , chromatography , laser
We report molecular beam epitaxial growth and characterization of dilute nitride InAsN:Sb. X-ray diffraction, energy dispersive x-ray spectrometry, and electron probe microanalysis revealed that nitrogen incorporation is significantly enhanced by introduction of Sb flux during growth, together with a dramatic improvement of the photoluminescence. These observations were attributed to the surfactant effect of Sb which suppresses the surface diffusion length of nitrogen and improves the homogeneity of the alloy. Sb incorporation is enhanced with the presence of nitrogen which was associated with the surface kinetic of growth. InAsN: Sb/InAs p-i-n light emitting diodes operating near 4.0 mu m were also realized. (C) 2008 American Institute of Physics
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