Optimization of Metamorphic InGaAs Quantum Wells on GaAs Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy

We investigate the molecular beam epitaxy growth of metamorphic InxGal-xAs materials （x up to 0.5） on GaAs substrates systematically. Optimization of structure design and growth parameters is aimed at obtaining smooth surface and high optical qualdty. The optimized structures have an average surface roughness of 0.9-1.8 nm. It is also proven by PL measurements that the optical properties of high indium content （55%） InGaAs quantum wells are improved apparently by defect reduction technique and by introducing Sb as a surfactant. These provide us new ways for growing device quality metamorphic structures on GaAs substrates with long-wavelength emissions.     

Quantum Anomalous Hall Multilayers Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy

Quantum anomalous Hall(QAH) effect is a quantum Hall effect that occurs without the need of external magnetic field. A system composed of multiple parallel QAH layers is an effective high Chern number QAH insulator and the key to the applications of the dissipationless chiral edge channels in low energy consumption electronics. Such a QAH multilayer can also be engineered into other exotic topological phases such as a magnetic Weyl semimetal with only one pair of Weyl points. This work reports the first experimental realization of QAH multilayers in the superlattices composed of magnetically doped(Bi,Sb)_2Te_3 topological insulator and Cd Se normal insulator layers grown by molecular beam epitaxy. The obtained multilayer samples show quantized Hall resistance h/N_e~2, where h is Planck's constant, e is the elementary charge and N is the number of the magnetic topological insulator layers, resembling a high Chern number QAH insulator. The QAH multilayers provide an excellent platform to study various topological states of matter.     

Interfaces in InAs/GaSb Superlattices Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy

Short period InAs（4ML）/GaSb（SML） superlattices （SLs） with InSb- and mixed-like （or Ga1-xInxAs1-ySby- like） interfaces （IFs） are grown by molecular-beam epitaxy （MBE） on （001） GaSh substrates at optimized growth temperature. Raman scattering reveals that two kinds of IFs can be formed by controlling shutter sequences. X-ray diffraction （XRD） and atomic force microscopy （AFM） demonstrate that SLs with mixed-like IFs are more sensitive to growth temperature than that with InSb-like IFs. The photoluminescence （PL） spectra of SLs with mixed-like IFs show a stronger intensity and narrower line width than with InSb-like IFs. It is concluded that InAs/GaSb SLs with mixed-like IFs have better crystalline and optical properties.     

High Performance AlGaAs Quantum Well Lasers with Low Beam Divergence Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy

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GaAs Based InAs/GaSb Superlattice Short Wavelength Infrared Detectors Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy

InAs/GaSb superlattice （SL） short wavelength infrared photoconduction detectors are grown by molecular beam epitaxy on GaAs（O01） semi-insulating substrates. An interfacal misfit mode AISb quantum dot layer and a thick GaSb layer are grown as buffer layers. The detectors containing a 200-period 2 ML/S ML InAs/GaSb SL active layer are fabricated with a pixel area of 800×800 μm^2 without using passivation or antirefleetion coatings. Corresponding to the 50% cutoff wavelengths of 2.05μm at 77K and 2.25 μm at 300 K, the peak detectivities of the detectors are 4 × 10^9 cm·Hz^1/2/W at 77K and 2 × 10^8 cm·Hz1/2/W at 300K, respectively.     

带有InGaAs覆盖层的InAs量子点红外探测器材料的发光与光电响应

利用分子束外延技术(MBE),在GaAs(001)衬底上自组织生长了不同结构的InAs量子点样品,并制备了量子点红外探测器件。利用原子力显微镜(AFM)和光致发光(PL)光谱研究了量子点的表面结构、形貌和光学性质。渐变InGaAs层的插入有效地释放了InAs量子点所受的应力,抑制了量子点中In组分的偏析,提高了外延层的生长质量,降低了势垒高度,使InAs量子点荧光波长红移。伏安特性曲线和光电流(PC)谱结果表明,生长条件的优化提高了器件的红外响应,具有组分渐变的InGaAs层的探测器响应波长发生明显红移。     

界面生长中断对GaAs (111)衬底上AlGaAs/GaAs量子阱电子自旋寿命的影响

用固源分子束外延技术(SSMBE)在GaAs(111)衬底上,采用不同的界面中断时间生长了多组AlGaAs/GaAs多量子阱样品(MQWs),通过室温发光光谱和时间分辨克尔旋转谱(TRKR)研究了界面生长中断对发光光谱半峰全宽(FWHM)和量子阱中电子自旋弛豫时间(自旋寿命)的影响,发现了自旋寿命随着界面生长中断时间的增加呈现先减小后增加的趋势,此变化趋势与荧光光谱半峰全宽表征的材料质量随中断时间的变化一致,适当的界面生长中断时间能有效的增加GaAs (111)衬底上AlGaAs/GaAs 多量子阱中电子自旋寿命。     

Properties of Strain Compensated Symmetrical Triangular Quantum Wells Composed of InGaAs/InAs Chirped Superlattice Grown Using Gas Source Molecular Beam Epitaxy

We investigate the properties of symmetrical triangular quantum wells composed of InGaAs/InAs chirped superlattice, which is grown by gas source molecular beam epitaxy via digital alloy method. In the quantum well structure tensile AlInGaAs are used as barriers to partially compensate for the significant compressive strain in the wells, the strain compensation effects are confirmed by x-ray measurement. The photoluminescence spectra of the sample are dominated by the excitonic recombination peak in the whole temperature range. The thermal quenching, peak energy shift and line-width broadening of the PL spectra are analysed in detail, the mechanisms are discussed.     

Semimetal NaaBi Thin Film Grown on Double-Layer Graphene by Molecular Beam Epitaxy

Atomically fiat thin films of topological semimetal Na3Bi are grown on double-layer graphene formed on 6H SiC（0001） substrates by molecular beam epitaxy. By combined techniques of molecular beam epitaxy, scanning tunneling microscopy and angle resolved photoelectron spectroscopy, the growth conditions for NaaBi thin films on double-layer graphene are successfully established. The band structure of NaaBi grown on graphene is mapped along Г-M and Г-K; directions. Furthermore, the energy band of Na3Bi at higher energy is uncovered by doping Cs atoms on the surface.     

分子束外延生长亚稳态ZnCdSe/MgSe低维量子阱结构及其光学性质

采用分子束外延技术在(001)取向的InP衬底上外延生长了亚稳态的ZnxCd1-xSe/MgSe低维量子阱结构,并通过光致发光和子带吸收方法,分析其能带结构。在单量子阱样品制备过程中,高能电子衍射强度振荡表明MgSe可以实现二维生长模式,衍射图样证明其为亚稳态闪锌矿结构。通过引入厚的ZnxCd1-xSe空间层,抑制了MgSe垒层的相变,并能进一步提高样品的结晶质量,得到高结晶质量的多量子阱结构。通过计算不同阱宽的能带与光致发光实验比较,证明了ZnxCd1-xSe/MgSe的导带带阶为1.2 eV,价带带阶为0.27 eV。为了进一步验证其能带结构,制备了电子掺杂的ZnxCd1-xSe/MgSe的多量子阱,观测到半高宽很窄的中红外吸收。利用发光谱确定的带阶计算了量子阱中子带的吸收波长,和实验结果非常吻合。设计了一种双量子阱结构,计算结果显示,通过利用量子阱中的耦合效应,可以实现1.55μm光通信波段的吸收。     

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.     

Low Density Self-Assembled InAs/GaAs Quantum Dots Grown by Metal Organic Chemical Vapour Deposition

The self-assembled InAs quantum dots （QDs） on GaAs substrates with low density （5×10^8 cm^-2） are achieved using relatively higher growth temperature and low InAs coverage by low-pressure metal-organic chemical vapour deposition. The macro-PL spectra exhibit three emission peaks at 1361, 1280 and 1204nm, corresponding to the ground level （GS）, the first excited state （ES1） and the second excited state （ES2） of the QDs, respectively, which are obtained when the GaAs capping layer is grown using triethylgallium and tertiallybutylarsine. As a result of micro-PL, only a few peaks from individual dots have been observed. The exciton-biexciton behaviour was clearly observed at low temperature.     

气源分子束外延生长的InPBi薄膜材料中的深能级中心

利用深能级瞬态谱(DLTS)研究了气源分子束外延(GSMBE)生长的InP1-xBix材料中深能级中心的性质。在未有意掺杂的InP中测量到一个多数载流子深能级中心E1,E1的能级位置为Ec-0.38 e V,俘获截面为1.87×10~(-15)cm~2。在未有意掺杂的InP0.9751Bi0.0249中测量到一个少数载流子深能级中心H1,H1的能级位置为Ev+0.31 eV,俘获截面为2.87×10~(-17)cm~2。深中心E1应该起源于本征反位缺陷PIn,深中心H1可能来源于形成的Bi原子对或者更复杂的与Bi相关的团簇。明确这些缺陷的起源对于InPBi材料在器件应用方面具有重要的意义。     

Admittance Characteristics of nBn Structures Based on Hgcdte Grown by Molecular Beam Epitaxy

Russian Physics Journal - For the first time, the admittance of nBn structures based on HgCdTe grown by molecular beam epitaxy was experimentally investigated in a wide range of frequencies and...     

P-MBE制备氮掺杂p型ZnO中空穴的散射机制

利用等离子体辅助的分子束外延(P-MBE)技术,在蓝宝石衬底上制备了氮掺杂的p型ZnO薄膜。通过变温霍尔测量研究了空穴浓度和迁移率随温度的变化特性。对载流子浓度拟合的结果表明氮受主具有75meV的能级深度。通过对各种散射机制下迁移率的讨论,发现由晶粒及其晶界组成的这种结构极大地降低了p型ZnO中载流子的迁移率。     

分子束外延生长的极性与非极性BeZnO薄膜的比较研究

采用分子束外延设备在不同晶面蓝宝石衬底上(c面,a面,r面)生长BeZnO薄膜。使用复合缓冲层生长得到了高质量的BeZnO薄膜,X射线衍射半高宽达到600 arcsec。在c面与a面蓝宝石衬底上生长得到了极性BeZnO薄膜,在r面蓝宝石上生长得到了非极性BeZnO薄膜。共振拉曼光谱测试结果表明薄膜中的Be含量在同一水平。相对于c面与a面蓝宝石上的极性BeZnO薄膜,生长在r面蓝宝石衬底上的非极性BeZnO薄膜具有较大的表面粗糙度以及较大的半高宽,但是其光致发光谱中的紫外发光峰远远强于极性BeZnO薄膜,并且黄绿光发光峰弱于极性BeZnO薄膜。     

射频等离子体辅助MBE生长GaN及Mg掺杂的光致发光

采用射频等离子体辅助分子束外延(RF plasma-assisted MBE)系统生长非故意掺杂GaN和p型GaN,并且通过室温和低温光致发光(PL)谱测试研究了材料的发光特性及与杂质态的关系,对于GaN外延层出现的黄带发光进行分析。结果表明,富Ga条件下生长的GaN材料特性要优于富N生长的材料;非故意掺杂的富Ga样品中出现的黄带发光(YL)与GaN中生成能最低的氮空位(V_N)缺陷有关;不同的Mg掺杂浓度对样品的PL特性有较大的影响;结合Hall效应测量结果,认为在Mg重掺杂的样品中出现的黄带发光,与GaN的自补偿效应以及重掺杂导致的晶体质量下降有关。     

MBE生长ZnO薄膜的结构和光学特性的研究

用等离子体源辅助分子束外延(P-MBE)方法在蓝宝石(0001)面上生长出了高质量的ZnO薄膜,并对其结构和发光特性进行了研究。在XRD中只观察到ZnO薄膜的(0002)衍射峰,其半高宽(FWHM)值为0.18°;而在共振Raman散射光谱中观测到1LO(579 cm-1 )和2LO(1 152 cm-1 )两个峰位,这些结果表明ZnO薄膜具有单一c轴取向和高质量的纤维锌矿晶体结构。在吸收光谱中观测到自由激子吸收和激子-LO声子吸收峰,这表明在ZnO薄膜中激子稳定的存在于室温,并且两峰之间能量间隔为71.2 meV,与文献上报道的ZnO纵向光学声子能量(71 meV)相符。室温下在光致发光光谱(PL)中仅观测到位于376 nm处的自由激子发光峰,而没有观测到与缺陷相关的深能级发射峰,表明ZnO薄膜具有较高的质量和低的缺陷密度。     

Epitaxial Properties of Co-Doped ZnO Thin Films Grown by Plasma Assisted Molecular Beam Epitaxy

High quality Co-doped ZnO thin films are grown on single crystalline Al2O3（0001） and ZnO（0001） substrates by oxygen plasma assisted molecular beam epitaxy at a relatively lower substrate temperature of 450℃. The epitaxial conditions are examined with in-situ reflection high energy electron diffraction （RHEED） and ex-situ high resolution x-ray diffraction （HRXRD）. The epitaxial thin films are single crystal at film thickness smaller than 500nm and nominal concentration of Co dopant up to 20%. It is indicated that the Co cation is incorporated into the ZnO matrix as Co^2＋ substituting Zn^2＋ ions. Atomic force microscopy shows smooth surfaces with rms roughness of 1.9 nm. Room-temperature magnetization measurements reveal that the Co-doped ZnO thin films are ferromagnetic with Curie temperatures Tc above room temperature.