Published December 2005 | Version v1
Journal article

Defect passivation in strain engineered InAs/(InGa)As quantum dots

  • 1. INFM-Physics Department, University of Roma 'La Sapienza', P.le A. Moro 2, I-00185 Rome (Italy)
  • 2. CNR-IMEM Institute, Parco delle Scienze 37a, I-43100 Parma (Italy)

Description

A series of InAs quantum dots (QDs) embedded in In xGa1-xAs confining layers with different In composition and thickness have been investigated by photoluminescence. An enhancement of the PL signal up to 25 times was obtained via hydrogen irradiation. It has been shown that two different non radiative channels account for the temperature dependence of the PL spectra in both as-grown and hydrogenated samples. In the latter samples, only a partial passivation of both type of defects, whose nature is discussed, has been achieved

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.msec.2005.06.025;
PII
S0928-4931(05)00137-2;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Materials Science and Engineering. C, Biomimetic Materials, Sensors and Systems
Journal Volume
25
Journal Issue
5-8
Journal Page Range
p. 830-834
ISSN
0928-4931

Conference

Title
Current trends in nanoscience
Acronym
European Materials Research Society 2004 - Symposium G
Dates
24-28 May 2004
Place
Strasbourg (France)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
38004472
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
HYDROGEN; INDIUM ARSENIDES; IRRADIATION; LAYERS; PASSIVATION; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; QUANTUM DOTS; STRAINS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
Descriptors DEC
ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; ARSENIDES; ELEMENTS; EMISSION; INDIUM COMPOUNDS; LUMINESCENCE; NANOSTRUCTURES; NONMETALS; PHOTON EMISSION; PNICTIDES

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