中国物理B ›› 2001, Vol. 10 ›› Issue (10): 966-969.doi: 10.1088/1009-1963/10/10/315

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INCREASING THE PHOTOLUMINESCENCE INTENSITY OF Ge ISLANDS BY CHEMICAL ETCHING

高斐1, 黄大定2, 李建平2, 孔梅影2, 曾一平2, 李晋闽2, 林兰英2, 黄昌俊3   

  1. (1)Department of Physics, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China; Materials Science Centre, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China; (2)Materials Science Centre, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China; (3)State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
  • 收稿日期:2001-03-15 修回日期:2001-05-31 出版日期:2001-10-15 发布日期:2005-06-12
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the Key Program in the National "Ninth Five-Year" Plan, China (Grant No. 97-763-02-02).

INCREASING THE PHOTOLUMINESCENCE INTENSITY OF Ge ISLANDS BY CHEMICAL ETCHING

Gao Fei (高斐)ac, Huang Chang-jun (黄昌俊)b, Huang Da-ding (黄大定)c, Li Jian-ping (李建平)c, Kong Mei-ying (孔梅影)c, Zeng Yi-ping (曾一平)c, Li Jin-min (李晋闽)c, Lin Lan-ying (林兰英)c   

  1. a Department of Physics, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an 710062, China; b State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China; c Materials Science Centre, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
  • Received:2001-03-15 Revised:2001-05-31 Online:2001-10-15 Published:2005-06-12
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the Key Program in the National "Ninth Five-Year" Plan, China (Grant No. 97-763-02-02).

摘要: Self-assembled Ge islands were grown on Si(100) substrate by Si2H6-Ge molecular beam epitaxy. After being subjected to chemical etching, it is found that the photoluminescence from the etched Ge islands became more intense and shifted to the higher-energy side compared to that of the as-deposited Ge islands. This behaviour was explained by the effect of chemical etching on the morphology of the Ge islands. Our results demonstrate that chemical etching can be a way to change the luminescence property of the as-deposited islands.

Abstract: Self-assembled Ge islands were grown on Si(100) substrate by Si2H6-Ge molecular beam epitaxy. After being subjected to chemical etching, it is found that the photoluminescence from the etched Ge islands became more intense and shifted to the higher-energy side compared to that of the as-deposited Ge islands. This behaviour was explained by the effect of chemical etching on the morphology of the Ge islands. Our results demonstrate that chemical etching can be a way to change the luminescence property of the as-deposited islands.

Key words: Ge islands, chemical etching, photoluminescence, Si2H6-Ge molecular beam epitaxy

中图分类号:  (Elemental semiconductors)

  • 78.55.Ap
81.65.Cf (Surface cleaning, etching, patterning) 81.15.Hi (Molecular, atomic, ion, and chemical beam epitaxy) 68.55.-a (Thin film structure and morphology) 78.66.Db (Elemental semiconductors and insulators)