Micro-photoluminescence characterization of local electronic states in a (110) GaAs quantum well fabricated by cleaved-edge overgrowth

Ji Won Oh, Masahiro Yoshita, Yuhei Hayamizu, Hidefumi Akiyama, Loren N. Pfeiffer, Ken W. West

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Abstract

Local electronic states due to characteristic surface islands and pits formed on an atomically flat (110) GaAs interface of a quantum well fabricated by a cleaved-edge-overgrowth method with high-temperature growth-interrupt annealing are characterized by micro-photoluminescence (PL) imaging and spectroscopy. With the overall observation of the 6-nm-thick (110) quantum well with the area of 6.8-μm width and 3-mm length, we found local PL signals due to isolated 2- or 3-monolayer (ML) islands, isolated 1-ML pits, and 1-ML islands and pits formed along the cleavage atomic-step lines, and gradual change of the states across the full range of the sample.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)6370-6374
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Applied Physics
Volume96
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 2004
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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