Highly Sensitive Photodetectors Based on WS_(2) Quantum Dots/GaAs Heterostructures

The performance of the photodetector is significantly impacted by the inherent surface faults in GaAs nanowires(NWs).We combined three-dimensional(3D)gallium arsenide nanowires with zero-dimensional(0D)WS_(2) quantum dot(QDs)materials in a simple and convenient way to form a heterogeneous structure.Various performance enhancements have been realized through the formation of typeⅡenergy bands in heterostructures,opening up new research directions for the future development of photodetector devices.This work successfully fabricated a high-sensitivity photodetector based on WS_(2)QDs/GaAs NWs heterostructure.Under 660 nm laser excitation,the photodetector exhibits a responsivity of 368.07 A/W,a detectivity of 2.7×10^(12)Jones,an external quantum efficiency of 6.47×10^(2)%,a low-noise equivalent power of 2.27×10^(-17)W·Hz^(-1/2),a response time of 0.3 s,and a recovery time of 2.12 s.This study provides a new solution for the preparation of high-performance GaAs detectors and promotes the development of optoelectronic devices for GaAs NWs.

Metal-organic Chemical Vapor Deposition of GaSb/GaAs Quantum Dots： the Dependence of the Morphology on Growth Temperature and Vapour V/Ⅲ Ratio

GaSb quantum dots have been widely applied in optoelectronic devices due to its unique electrical and optical properties.The effects of metal-organic chemical vapor deposition（MOCVD） parameters,such as growth temperature and vapour V/Ⅲ ratio[V/Ⅲ ratio means the molar ratio of trimethylgallium（TMGa） and triethylantimony（TESb）],were systematically investigated to achieve GaSb quantum dots with high quality and high density.The features of surface morphology of uncapped GaSb quantum dots were characterized by atomic force microscope（AFM） images.The results show that the surface morphologies of quantum dots are strongly dependent on growth temperature and vapour V/Ⅲ ratio.GaSb quantum dots with an average height of 4.94 nm and a density of 2.45× 1010 cm-2 were obtained by optimizing growth temperature and V/Ⅲ ratio.

Effect of In_xGa_(1-x)As Interlayer on Surface Morphology and Optical Properties of GaSb/InGaAs Type-Ⅱ Quantum Dots Grown on InP (100) Substrates

The effects of indium composition in InGaAs interlayer and on optical properties of GaSb/InGaAs QD material on morphology of GaSb/InGaAs quantum dots （QDs） system are studied. AFM images show that the change of the indium composition in InGaAs interlayer can alter the GaSb QD morphology. It is found that low indium composition in InGaAs interlayer can promote the formation of QDs, while high indium composition can inhibit the formation of QDs. The photoluminescence （PL） spectra of GaSb/InGaAs QDs at 8 K under low excitation power indicate that the third root of the excitation power is linear with the peak position, which provides a direct evidence for their luminescence belonging to type-Ⅱ material optical transition. The PL spectra at 8 K under an excitation power of 90row show that the optical properties of GaSb/InGaAs QD material system can be affected by the indium composition in the InGaAs interlayer, and the PL peak position is linear with the indium composition. The optical properties of GaSb/InGaAs QDs can be improved by adjusting the indium composition in the InGaAs interlayer.

Optimization of InGaAs Quantum Dots for Optoelectronic Applications

Self-assembled In 0.35Ga 0.65As/GaAs quantum dots with low indium content are grown under different growth temperature and investigated using contact atomic force microscopy(AFM).In order to obtain high density and high uniformity of quantum dots,optimized conditions are concluded for MBE growth.Optimized growth conditions also compared with these of InAs/GaAs quantum dots.This will be very useful for InGaAs/GaAs QDs optoelectronic applications,such as quantum dots lasers and quantum dots infrared photodetectors.

Photoluminescence and lasing properties of InAs/GaAs quantum dots grown by metal-organic chemical vapour deposition

Photoluminescence （PL） and lasing properties of InAs/GaAs quantum dots （QDs） with different growth procedures prepared by metalorganic chemical vapour deposition are studied. PL measurements show that the low growth rate QD sample has a larger PL intensity and a narrower PL line width than the high growth rate sample. During rapid thermal annealing, however, the low growth rate sample shows a greater blueshift of PL peak wavelength. This is caused by the larger InAs layer thickness which results from the larger 2-3 dimensional transition critical layer thickness for the QDs in the low-growth-rate sample. A growth technique including growth interruption and in-situ annealing, named indium flush method, is used during the growth of GaAs cap layer, which can flatten the GaAs surface effectively. Though the method results in a blueshift of PL peak wavelength and a broadening of PL line width, it is essential for the fabrication of room temperature working QD lasers.

Temperature-Dependent Photoluminescence Characteristics of InAs/GaAs Quantum Dots Directly Grown on Si Substrates

The first operation of an electrically pumped 1.3μm InAs/GaAs quantum-dot laser was previously reported epitaxially grown on Si （100） substrate. Here the direct epitaxial growth condition of 1.3μm InAs/OaAs quantum on a Si substrate is further investigated using atomic force microscopy, etch pit density and temperature-dependent photoluminescence （PL） measurements. The PL for Si-based InAs/GaAs quantum dots appears to be very sensitive to the initial OaAs nucleation temperature and thickness with strongest room-temperature emission at 40000 （17Onto nucleation layer thickness）, due to the lower density of defects generated under this growth condition, and stronger carrier confinement within the quantum dots.

Controlling the Goos-H?nchen Shift via Incoherent Pumping Field and Electron Tunneling in the Triple Coupled InGaAs/GaAs Quantum Dots

We study the controlling of the Goos-Hanchen （GH） shifts in reflected and transmitted light beams in the triple coupled InGaAs/GaAs quantum dot （QD） nanostructures with electron tunneling and incoherent pumping field. It is shown that the lateral shift can become either large negative or large positive, which can be controlled by the electron tunneling and the rate of incoherent pump field in different incident angles. It is also demonstrated that the properties of the OH shifts are strongly dependent on the probe absorption beam of the intracavity medium due to the switching from superluminal light propagation to subluminal behavior or vice versa. Our suggested system can be considered as a new theoretical method for developing a new nano-optoelectronic sensor.

Numerical investigation on threading dislocation bending with InAs/GaAs quantum dots

The threading dislocations(TDs)in GaAs/Si epitaxial layers due to the lattice mismatch seriously degrade the performance of the lasers grown on silicon.The insertion of InAs quantum dots(QDs)acting as dislocation filters is a pretty good alternative to solving this problem.In this paper,a finite element method(FEM)is proposed to calculate the critical condition for InAs/GaAs QDs bending TDs into interfacial misfit dislocations(MDs).Making a comparison of elastic strain energy between the two isolated systems,a reasonable result is obtained.The effect of the cap layer thickness and the base width of QDs on TD bending are studied,and the results show that the bending area ratio of single QD(the bending area divided by the area of the QD base)is evidently affected by the two factors.Moreover,we present a method to evaluate the bending capability of single-layer QDs and multi-layer QDs.For the QD with 24-nm base width and 5-nm cap layer thickness,taking the QD density of 10^(11) cm^(-2) into account,the bending area ratio of single-layer QDs(the area of bending TD divided by the area of QD layer)is about 38.71%.With inserting five-layer InAs QDs,the TD density decreases by 91.35%.The results offer the guidelines for designing the QD dislocation filters and provide an important step towards realizing the photonic integration circuits on silicon.

Single-Photon Emission from GaAs Quantum Dots Embedded in Nanowires

A highly efficient single-photon source based on a semiconductor quantum dot （QD） is a promising candidate in quantum information processing. We report a single-photon source based on self-assembled GaAs QDs in nanowires with an extraction efficiency of 14%. The second-order correlation function g（2） （0） at saturate excitation power is estimated to be 0.28. The measured polarization of QD emission depends on the geometric relations between the directions of PL collection and the long axis of nanowires.

Stable Temperature Characteristics of InAs/GaAs Quantum Dots at Long Wavelength Emission

The time-resolved photoluminescence and steady photoluminescence (TRPL and PL) spectra on self-assembled InAs/GaAs quantum dots (QDs) are investigated. By depositing GaAs/InAs short period superlattices (SLs), 1.48μm emission is obtained at room temperature. Temperature dependent PL measurements show that the PL intensity of the emission is very steady. It decays only to half as the temperature increases from 15K to room temperature, while at the same time, the intensity of the other emission decreases by a factor of 5 orders of magnitude. These two emissions are attributed to large-size QDs and short period superlattices (SLs), respectively. Large-size QDs are easier to capture and confine carriers, which benefits the lifetime of PL, and therefore makes the emission intensity insensitive to the temperature.

Left-Handedness with Three Zero-Absorption Windows Tuned by the Incoherent Pumping Field and Inter-Dot Tunnelings in a GaAs/AlGaAs Triple Quantum Dots System

Left-handedness with three zero-absorption windows is achieved in a triple-quantum-dot system. With the typ- ical parameters of a GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructure, the simultaneous negative relative electric permittivity and magnetic permeability are obtained by the adjustable incoherent pumping field and two inter-dot tunnelings. Furthermore, three zero-absorption windows in the left-handedness frequency bands are observed. The left- handedness with zero-absorption in the solid state heterostrueture may solve the challenges not only in the left-handed materials achieved by the photonic resonant scheme but also in the application of negative refractive materials with a large amount of absorption.

Temperature Effects on the Self-trapping Energy of a Polaron in a GaAs Parabolic Quantum Dot

The temperature and the size dependences of the self-trapping energy of a polaron in a GaAs parabolic quantum dot are investigated by the second order Rayleigh-Schrodinger perturbation method using the framework of the effective mass approximation. The numerical results show that the self-trapping energies of polaron in GaAs parabolic quantum dots shrink with the enhancement of temperature and the size of the quantum dot. The results also indicate that the temperature effect becomes obvious in small quantum dots

Defect reduction in GaAs/Si film with InAs quantum-dot dislocation filter grown by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition

The growth of GaAs epilayers on silicon substrates with multiple layers of InAs quantum dots（QDs） as dislocation filters by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition（MOCVD） is investigated in detail.The growth conditions of single and multiple layers of QDs used as dislocation filters in GaAs/Si epilayers are optimized.It is found that the insertion of a five-layer InAs QDs into the GaAs buffer layer effectively reduces the dislocation density of GaAs/Si film.Compared with the dislocation density of 5×10^7 cm^-2 in the GaAs/Si sample without QDs,a density of 2×10^6 cm^-2 is achieved in the sample with QD dislocation filters.

High-temperature continuous-wave operation of 1310 nm InAs/GaAs quantum dot lasers

Here we report 1.3μm electrical injection lasers based on InAs/GaAs quantum dots(QDs)grown on a GaAs substrate,which can steadily work at 110-℃without visible degradation.The QD structure is designed by applying the Stranski-Krastanow growth mode in solid source molecular beam epitaxy.The density of InAs QDs in the active region is increased from 3.8×10^(10)cm^(-2)to 5.9×10^(10)cm^(-2).As regards laser performance,the maximum output power of devices with lowdensity QDs as the active region is 65 m W at room temperature,and that of devices with the high-density QDs is 103 mW.Meanwhile the output power of high-density devices is 131 mW under an injection current of 4 A at 110-℃.

Simulation and Analysis of Carrier Dynamics in the InAs/GaAs Quantum Dot Laser, Based upon Rate Equations

In this paper, simulation of InAs/GaAs quantum dot (QD) laser is performed based upon a set of eight rate equations for the carriers and photons in five energy states. Carrier dynamics in these lasers were under analysis and the rate equations are solved using 4th order Runge-Kutta method. We have shown that by increasing injected current to the active medium of laser, switching-on and stability time of the system would decrease and power peak and stationary power will be increased. Also, emission in any state will start when the lower state is saturated and remain steady. The results including P-I characteristic curve for the ground state (GS), first excited state (ES1), second excited state (ES2) and output power of the QD laser will be presented.

压强对GaSb/GaAs量子点形貌各向异性的影响

采用低压金属有机物化学气相沉积(LP-MOCVD)技术在Ga As(001)衬底上制备Ga Sb量子点,研究了反应室压强对改善Ga Sb/Ga As量子点形貌各向异性的影响。通过Sb表面处理方法,在Ga As衬底上形成低表面能的Sb-Sb浮层,实现以界面失配(IMF)生长模式对Ga Sb量子点诱导生长。用原子力显微镜(AFM)对各样品的量子点形貌进行了表征,结果表明Ga Sb量子点形貌各向异性明显且沿[110]方向拉长。在压强条件为10 k Pa时,IMF生长模式导致不对称岛的长宽比大于3,由于低能量(111)侧面的存在,Ga Sb量子点优先沿[110]方向生长而不是与之垂直的[110]方向。压强降低至4 k Pa时量子点密度增大为8. 3×109cm-2,量子点形貌转变为对称的半球形且长宽比约为1。低的压强降低了吸附原子的扩散激活能从而增大了扩散长度,可以有效改善Ga Sb量子点的各向异性。

低温GaAs外延层上生长InAs量子点的研究

利用退火技术 ,实现了在低温 Ga As外延层上 In As量子点的生长 .透射电镜 (TEM)研究表明 ,低温 Ga As外延层上生长的 In As量子点比通常生长的 In As量子点明显变小 ,且密度变大 ,认为是由于低温 Ga As中的点缺陷以及 As沉淀引起的 :点缺陷释放了部分弹性能 ,使得量子点变小 ,而 As沉淀可能是量子点密度变大的原因 .在光致发光谱 (PL )上 ,退火低温外延层上生长的量子点的发光峰能量较高 。

GaAs太阳能电池的研究进展

GaAs太阳能电池具有光电转换效率高、抗辐照性能好、高温性能好等优点,广泛应用于太空电源。本文阐述了单结、双结以及多结GaAs太阳能电池的结构、性能、研究现状以及其空间应用情况。着重介绍了GaAs基量子点太阳能电池的许多重要特性,如可调节的带隙和光谱吸收性等,并对其技术发展前景进行了展望。最后介绍了本实验室在InGaAs量子点太阳能电池方面开展的相关研究情况,表明通过改变量子点的尺寸可以拓展材料的光谱范围,进而提高太阳能电池的光点转换效率。

生长温度对InAs/GaAs量子点太阳电池的影响研究

InAs/GaAs量子点的生长形貌和特性受不同生长环境和生长条件影响。本文借助光致发光光谱(PL)特性表征方法,通过实验生长,对比研究不同生长温度下获得的量子点性能,结合当前三结叠层GaInP/GaAs/Ge(2-terminal)电池存在的问题,以及该电池的设计、制作要求,分析了InAs量子点的不同生长温度对于具有量子点结构的中电池吸收的影响。

InAs/GaAs量子点材料和激光器

介绍了近年来长波长InAsG/aAs量子点材料的生长、结构性质和量子点激光器的研究进展。