半导体量子点及其应用(Ⅰ)

量子点，又称“人造原子”，它是纳米科学与技术研究的重要组成部分，由于载流子在半导体量子点中受到三维限制而具有的优异性能，构成了量子器件和电路的基础，在未来的纳米电子学、光电子学，光子、量子计算和生命科学等方面有着重要的应用前景，受到人们广泛重视，文章分为Ⅰ、Ⅱ两个部分：第Ⅰ部分介绍了半导体量子点结构的制备和性质；第Ⅱ部分介绍了量子点器件的可能应用。     

Time—Resolved Photoluminescence Studies of AlInGaN Alloys

We study the two samples of AlInGaN,i.e.,1-μm Gan grown at 1030℃ on the buffer and followed by a 0.6μm-thick epilayer of AlInGaN under the low pressure of 76 Torr and the AlInGaN layer deposited diectly on the buffer layer without the high-temperature GaN layer,by temperature-dependent photoluminescence(PL) spectroscopy and picosecond time-resolved photoluminescence(TRPL) spectroscopy.The TRPL signals of both the samples were fitted well as a stretched exponential decay at all temperatures,indicating significant disorder in the material.We attribute the disorder to nanoscale quantum dots or discs of high indium concentration.Temperature dependence of dispersive exponent β shows that the stretched exponential decay of the two samples comes from dfferent mechanisms.The different depths of the localization potential account for the difference,which is illustrated by the results of temperature dependence of radiative recombination lifetime and PL peak energy.     

Effect of the thickness of InGaN interlayer on a-plane GaN epilayer

In this paper,we use the a-plane InGaN interlayer to improve the property of a-plane GaN.Based on the a-InGaN interlayer,a template exhibits that a regular,porous structure,which acts as a compliant effect,can be obtained to release the strain caused by the lattice and thermal mismatch between a-GaN and r-sapphire.We find that the thickness of InGaN has a great influence on the growth of a-GaN.The surface morphology and crystalline quality both are first improved and then deteriorated with increasing the thickness of the InGaN interlayer.When the InGaN thickness exceeds a critical point,the a-GaN epilayer peels off in the process of cooling down to room temperature.This is an attractive way of lifting off a-GaN films from the sapphire substrate.     

Influence of Ⅴ/Ⅲ ratio on the structural and photoluminescence properties of In0.52AlAs/In0.53GaAs metamorphic high electron mobility transistor grown by molecular beam epitaxy

A series of metamorphic high electron mobility transistors （MMHEMTs） with different Ⅴ/Ⅲ flux ratios are grown on CaAs （001） substrates by molecular beam epitaxy （MBE）. The samples are analysed by using atomic force microscopy （AFM）, Hall measurement, and low temperature photoluminescence （PL）. The optimum Ⅴ/Ⅲ ratio in a range from 15 to 60 for the growth of MMHEMTs is found to be around 40. At this ratio, the root mean square （RMS） roughness of the material is only 2.02 nm; a room-temperature mobility and a sheet electron density are obtained to be 10610.0cm^2/（V.s） and 3.26×10^12cm^-2 respectively. These results are equivalent to those obtained for the same structure grown on InP substrate. There are two peaks in the PL spectrum of the structure, corresponding to two sub-energy levels of the In0.53Ga0.47As quantum well. It is found that the photoluminescence intensities of the two peaks vary with the Ⅴ/Ⅲ ratio, for which the reasons are discussed.     

Low-Threshold High-Temperature Operation of ～7.4μm Quantum Cascade Lasers

We report low-threshold high-temperature operation of 7.4#m strain-compensated InGaAs/lnAIAs quantum cascade lasers （QCLs）. For an uncoated 22-μm-wide and 2-mm-long laser, the low-threshold current densities, i.e. 0.33kA/cm^2 at 81 K in pulsed mode and 0.64kA/cm^2 at 84K in cw mode, are realized. High-temperature operation of uncoated devices, with a high value of 223K, is achieved in cw mode.     

Ordered InAs Quantum Dots with Controllable Periods Grown on Stripe-Patterned GaAs Substrates

GaAs （001） substrates are patterned by electron beam lithography and wet chemical etching to control the nucleation of lnAs quantum dots （QDs）. InAs dots are grown on the stripe-patterned substrates by solid source molecular beam epitaxy. A thick buffer layer is deposited on the strip pattern before the deposition of InAs. To enhance the surface diffusion length of the In atoms, InAs is deposited with low growth rate and low As pressure. The AFM images show that distinct one-dimensionally ordered InAs QDs with homogeneous size distribution are created, and the QDs preferentiMly nucleate along the trench. With the increasing amount of deposited InAs and the spacing of the trenches, a number of QDs are formed beside the trenches. The distribution of additional QDs is long-range ordered, always along the trenchs rather than across the spacing regions.     

具有InAlAs浸润层的InGaAs量子点的制备和特性研究

采用自组装方法生长了一种新型的InGaAs量子点/InAlAs浸润层结构.通过选取合适的In组分 ，使InAlAs浸润层的能级与GaAs势垒相当，从而使浸润层的量子阱特征消失.通过低温光致 发光（PL）谱的测试分析得到InGaAs量子点/InAlAs浸润层在样品中的确切位置.变温PL谱的 研究显示，具有这种结构的量子点发光峰的半高全宽随温度上升出现展宽，这明显区别于普 通InGaAs量子点半高全宽变窄的行为.这是因为采用了InAlAs浸润层后，不仅增强了对InGaA s量子点的限制作用，同时切断了载流子的 关键词： InGaAs量子点 InAlAs浸润层 PL谱     

InGaN量子点的诱导生长和发光特性研究

降低InGaN的维数是提高GaN基发光器件发光效率的一种非常有效的方法，本文的工作主要集中在高密度InGaN量子点的生长和分析上。在MOCVD设备上，经过钝化和低温两个特殊工艺条件，在高温CaN表面生长了一层低温岛状GaN．形成表面形貌的起伏，进而导致表面应力的不均匀分布。在这一层低温岛状GaN的诱导性作用下生长并形成InGaN量子点。通过原子力显微镜、透射电子显微镜和光致发光谱对其徽观形貌和光学性质进行了观察和研究。从原子力显微镜以及透射电子显微镜观察得到的结果表明：InGaN量子点为平均直径约30nm、高度约25nm、分布较均匀的圆锥，其密度约10^11cm^-2。室温下，InGaN量子点材料的PL谱强度大大超出相同条件生长的InGaN薄膜材料。这些现象表明，用InGaN量子点代替普通InGaN薄膜．有望获得发光效率更高的GaN基发光器件。     

亚单层InGaAs量子点-量子阱异质结构的时间分辨光致发光谱

测定了亚单层InGaAs/GaAs量子点-量子阱异质结构在5K下的时间分辨光致发光谱.亚单层量 子点的辐射寿命在500 ps 至 800 ps之间，随量子点尺寸的增大而增大，与量子点中激子的 较小的横向限制能以及激子从小量子点向大量子点的隧穿转移有关.光致发光上升时间强烈 依赖于激发强度密度.在弱激发强度密度下，上升时间为 35 ps，纵光学声子发射为主要的 载流子俘获机理.在强激发强度密度下，上升时间随激发强度密度的增加而减小，俄歇过程 为主要的载流子俘获机理.该结果对理解亚单层量子点器件的工作特性非常有用. 关键词： 亚单层 量子点-量子阱 时间分辨光致发光谱     

分子束外延生长ZnSe自组织量子点光、电行为研究

分别应用光致发光、电容-电压和深能级瞬态傅里叶谱技术详细研究ZnSe自组织量子点样品的光学和电学行为.光致发光温度关系表明ZnSe量子点的光致发光热猝火过程机理.两步猝火过程的理论较好模拟和解释了相关的实验数据.电容-电压测量表明样品表观载流子积累峰出现的深度(样品表面下约100nm处)大约是ZnSe量子点层的位置.深能级瞬态傅里叶谱获得的ZnSe量子点电子基态能级位置为ZnSe导带下的0.11eV,这与ZnSe量子点光致发光热猝火模型得到的结果一致.