We have studied the introduction of deep levels in InGaAs/InP multi-quantum wells (MQW) grown by metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy using tert-butylarsine (tBuAsH2) as arsenic precursor as well as chromium (bis-cyclopentadienyl chromium) and zinc (diethyl-zinc) as dopant elements able to promote recombination centres in the ternary alloy. We have utilized secondary-ion mass spectrometry to measure dopant concentrations and high-resolution X-ray diffraction for structural characterization. Particularly for the chromium-doped systems, frequency- and time-resolved optical spectroscopy of the MWQ ground-state transition confirms an increase of the carrier recombination rate upon an increase of defect density, while the electronic and structural properties of the sample are largely preserved.
High-quality, Cr-doped InGaAs/InP(001) MQWs grown by tert-butylarsine in a MOVPE apparatus
Carta G;D'Andrea A;Righini M;Rossetto G;Schiumarini D;Selci S;Zanella P
2003
Abstract
We have studied the introduction of deep levels in InGaAs/InP multi-quantum wells (MQW) grown by metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy using tert-butylarsine (tBuAsH2) as arsenic precursor as well as chromium (bis-cyclopentadienyl chromium) and zinc (diethyl-zinc) as dopant elements able to promote recombination centres in the ternary alloy. We have utilized secondary-ion mass spectrometry to measure dopant concentrations and high-resolution X-ray diffraction for structural characterization. Particularly for the chromium-doped systems, frequency- and time-resolved optical spectroscopy of the MWQ ground-state transition confirms an increase of the carrier recombination rate upon an increase of defect density, while the electronic and structural properties of the sample are largely preserved.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
