Chin. Phys. B ›› 2013, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (1): 17304-017304.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/22/1/017304
• CONDENSED MATTER: ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL, MAGNETIC, AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES • 上一篇 下一篇
宋鑫, 冯淏, 刘玉敏, 俞重远, 刘建涛
Song Xin (宋鑫), Feng Hao (冯淏), Liu Yu-Min (刘玉敏), Yu Zhong-Yuan (俞重远), Liu Jian-Tao (刘建涛)
摘要: The strain and electron energy levels of InAs/GaAs(001) quantum dots (QDs) with a GaNAs strain compensation layer (SCL) are investigated. The results show that both the hydrostatic and biaxial strain inside the QDs with a GaNAs SCL are reduced compared with those with GaAs capping layers. Moreover, most of the compressive strain in the growth surface is compensated by the tensile strain of the GaNAs SCL, which implies that the influence of the strain environment of underlying QDs upon the next-layer QDs' growth surface is weak and suggests that the homogeneity and density of QDs can be improved. Our results are consistent with the published experimental literature. A GaNAs SCL is shown to influence the strain and band edge. As is known, the strain and the band offset affect the electronic structure, which shows that the SCL is proved to be useful to tailor the emission wavelength of QDs. Our research helps to better understand how the strain compensation technology can be applied to the growth of stacked QDs, which are useful in solar cells and laser devices.
中图分类号: (Electronic transport in nanoscale materials and structures)