Intersubband transitions in Al0.82In0.18N/GaN single quantum well

The influence of the width of a lattice-matched Al_0.82In_0.18N/GaN single quantum well (SQW) on the absorption coefficients and wavelength of the intersubband transition (ISBT) has been investigated by solving the Schrödinger and Poisson equations self-consistently. The wavelength of 1—2 ISBT increases with L, the thickness of the single quantum well, ranging from 2.88 μm to 3.59 μm. The absorption coefficients of 1—2 ISBT increase with L at first and then decrease with L, with a maximum when L is equal to 2.6 nm. The wavelength of 1—3 ISBT decreases with L at first and then increases with L, with a minimum when L is equal to 4 nm, ranging from approximately 2.03 μm to near 2.11 μm. The absorption coefficients of 1—3 ISBT decrease with L. The results indicate that mid-infrared can be realized by the Al_0.82In_0.18N/GaN SQW. In addition, the wavelength and absorption coefficients of ISBT can be adjusted by changing the width of the SQW.     

Intersubband absorption in strained AlGaN/GaN double quantum wells

The intersubband absorption of the four-energy-level system in strained AlGaN/GaN double quantum wells is calculated by considering the polarization effect and the strain modification on material parameters (e.g., the conduction band offset, the electron effective mass and the static dielectric constant). It is found that the electron wavefunctions mainly locate at the left well and penetrate into the left barrier. The absorption spectrum exhibits multiple peaks contributed by different transitions. The position and height of absorption peaks are not very sensitive to the structural parameters (i.e., composition and thickness) of the central barrier because of the strong built-in electric field. However, the coupling between two wells can be enhanced by strain modulation.     

Donor impurity states in zinc-blende GaN/AlGaN quantum well: Quantum confinement and laser-dressed effects

Within the framework of effective-mass approximation, the effects of a laser field on the ground-state donor binding energy in zinc-blende (ZB) GaN/AlGaN quantum well (QW) have been investigated variationally. Numerical results show that the donor binding energy is highly dependent on QW structure parameters and Al composition in ZB GaN/AlGaN QW. The laser field effects are more noticeable on the donor binding energy of an impurity localized inside the QW with small well width and low Al composition. However, for the impurity located in the vicinity of the well edge of the QW, the donor binding energy is insensible to the variation of Al composition, well width and laser field intensity in ZB GaN/AlGaN QW. In particular, the competition effects between laser field and quantum confinement on impurity states have also been investigated in this paper.     

Donor impurity states in coupled quantum well wires under hydrostatic pressure and applied electric field

In this work we study the binding energy of the ground state for a hydrogenic donor impurity in laterally coupled GaAs/Ga_1−xAl_xAs quantum well wires, considering the simultaneous effects of hydrostatic pressure and applied electric field. We have used a variational method and the effective mass and parabolic band approximations. The low dimensional structure consists of two quantum well wires with rectangular transverse section coupled by a central Ga_1−xAl_xAs barrier. Our results are reported for several sizes of the structure and we have taken into account variations of the impurity position along the growth direction of the heterostructure.     

Linear and nonlinear intersubband optical absorption and refractive index changes of asymmetric double semi-parabolic quantum wells

The optical properties of the asymmetric double semi-parabolic quantum wells (DSPQWs) are investigated numerically for typical GaAs/Al_xGa_1−xAs. Optical properties are obtained using the compact density matrix approach. In this work, effects of the structure parameters such as the barrier width and the well widths on the optical properties of the asymmetric DSPQWs are investigated. The results show that the linear and nonlinear optical properties of asymmetric DSPQW are non-monotonic functions of these structure parameters. The behavior of the refractive index changes of asymmetric DSPQW with the variation of the barrier width is different substantially with that of symmetric DSPQW. Results reveal that the resonant peak values of the total absorption coefficient of asymmetric DSPQW is usually greater than that of symmetric DSPQW. Our calculations also show that the total absorption coefficient of asymmetric DSPQW is larger than that of asymmetric double square quantum well.     

Effect of interdiffusion on band structure and intersubband absorption coefficient of GaAs/GaAlAs double quantum well

The influence of Ga and Al atoms interdiffusion on the band structure and absorption coefficient of coupled double quantum wells are investigated on the basis of a potential composed of four modified Wood–Saxon potentials. Wave functions of the real potential are expressed as a superposition of the stationary state wave functions of the “basal” potential. It is shown that interdiffusion leads to the smearing of the rectangular profile of the potential and to the disappearance of the barrier between the wells, as a result of which, the degradation of doublet character of the electron energetic spectrum is observed. It is also shown that interdiffusion leads to the significant change in oscillator strength and in the enhancement of the thermal stability of the absorption spectrum of the considered heterostructure.     

Donor impurity states in direct-gap SiGe quantum well: Applied electric field and quantum size effects

Within the framework of the effective-mass approximation and variational procedure, competition effects between applied electric field and quantum size on donor impurity states in the direct-gap Ge/SiGe quantum well (QW) have been investigated theoretically. Numerical results show that the applied electric field (quantum size) dominates electron and impurity states in direct-gap Ge/SiGe QW with large (small) well width. Moreover, the competition effects also induce that the donor binding energies show obviously different behaviors with respect to electric field in the QW with different well widths. In particular, when the impurity is located at left boundary of the QW, the donor binding energy is insensitive to the variation of well width when well width is large for any electric field case.     

两端叠层结构的中长波量子阱红外探测器

采用分子束外延技术生长了两个叠层结构的双色量子阱红外探测器结构,并经过光刻和湿法刻蚀制作成两端结构的量子阱红外探测器单元器件. 通过改变量子阱势垒高度,势阱宽度,掺杂浓度,重复周期数等器件参数,可以使总电压在两个叠层之间产生适当的分布,从而使器件表现出不同的电压响应特点. 光电流谱测量显示,器件1随着外加偏置电压可实现对于中波大气红外窗口(3—5 μm)和长波大气红外窗口(8—12 μm)红外响应的切换,器件2在不同的偏置电压下可以对这两个波段同时做出响应. 本文探讨了两端叠层结构量子阱红外探测器的工作原 关键词： 电压调制 同时响应 量子阱红外探测器 双波段     

超强磁场下非掺杂ZnSe/BeTe Ⅱ型量子阱中激子和带电激子的光学特性

报道了液态氦温度(4.2 K)下非掺杂ZnSe/BeTe Ⅱ型量子结构中ZnSe势阱层内空间直接光致发光(PL)光谱的磁场依赖性(磁场高达53 T).实验结果显示,随着磁场的增加,激子和带电激子的PL强度呈现出相反的振动行为.当激子的PL强度增加时带电激子的PL强度减小,反之,当激子的强度减小时带电激子的强度却增加.并且在整个磁场范围内,这些振动呈现近似等间隔的周期性变化.这个行为被解释为费米能级与朗道能级的周期性共振,这个共振导致了处于费米能级上的二维电子气态密度的周期性调制. 关键词： 光致发光 二维电子气 带电激子 Ⅱ型量子阱