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Intersubband absorption in Si‐ and Ge‐doped GaN/AlN heterostructures in self‐assembled nanowire and 2D layers
Author(s) -
Ajay Akhil,
Lim Caroline B.,
Browne David A.,
Polaczynski Jakub,
BelletAmalric Edith,
den Hertog Martien I.,
Monroy Eva
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
physica status solidi (b)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.51
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1521-3951
pISSN - 0370-1972
DOI - 10.1002/pssb.201600734
Subject(s) - heterojunction , materials science , dopant , optoelectronics , nanowire , doping , picosecond , band offset , quantum well , planar , band gap , optics , valence band , laser , physics , computer graphics (images) , computer science
GaN/AlN is a promising material system for the development of an ultrafast intersubband technology operating at telecommunication wavelengths, thanks to the large conduction band offset and sub‐picosecond intraband relaxation time. In this paper, we explore short wavelength infrared intersubband transitions occurring in the conduction band of GaN/AlN heterostructures in both planar and nanowire (NW) geometries. We study the effect of Si and Ge doping in both quantum wells and NW heterostructures using the same active region thickness and dopant concentration. We demonstrate that both Si and Ge are suitable dopant candidates at a concentration of mid‐10 19 cm −3 for the fabrication of intersubband devices based on planar and NW heterostructures.