MBE growth strategy and optimization of GaAsBi quantum well light emitting structure beyond 1.2 μm
Journal article, 2019

GaAs 1-x Bi x /AlGaAs quantum wells (QWs) with varying As/Ga beam equivalent pressure (BEP) ratios were grown by solid source molecular beam epitaxy at a relatively high temperature of 350-400 °C intended for light emitting applications with wavelengths beyond 1.2 μm. Both the Bi content and the photoluminescence (PL) intensity were found to be highly dependent on As 2 flux, especially for the case of growing GaAsBi at a relatively high temperature. A graded index separate confinement GaAsBi/AlGaAs single QW with 5.8% Bi exhibited a strong PL emission at 1.22 μm. The growth strategy to incorporate considerable Bi into GaAs at a relatively high temperature through meticulous control of the As/Ga BEP ratio and compensation of Bi flux is demonstrated to be effective in guaranteeing a high Bi content as well as an optimal optical performance of GaAsBi QWs.

Author

W. W. Pan

Chinese Academy of Sciences

University of Western Australia

L Wang

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Yanchao Zhang

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Wen Lei

University of Western Australia

Shu Min Wang

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Photonics

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Applied Physics Letters

0003-6951 (ISSN) 1077-3118 (eISSN)

Vol. 114 15 152102

Subject Categories

Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics

Other Chemical Engineering

Condensed Matter Physics

DOI

10.1063/1.5086540

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8/16/2019