Short range scattering mechanism of type-II GaSb/GaAs quantum dots on the transport properties of two-dimensional electron gas

We have studied the scattering process of AlGaAs/GaAs two-dimensional electron gas with the nearby embedded GaSb/GaAs type-II quantum dots (QDs) at low temperature. Quantum Hall effect and Shubnikov-de Haas oscillation were performed to measure the electron density n(2D), the transport lifetime tau(t) and the quantum lifetime tau(q) under various biased gate voltage. By comparing measured results of QDs sample with that of reference sample without embedded QDs, mobilities (transport mobility mu(t) and quantum mobility mu(q)) dominated by GaSb QDs scattering were extracted as functions of n(2D). It was found that the ratios of tau(t) to tau(q) were varying within the range of 1-4, implying the scattering mechanism belonging to the sort of short-range interaction. In the framework of Born approximation, a scattering model considering rectangular-shaped potential with constant barrier height was successfully applied to explain the transport experimental data. In addition, an oscillating ratio of tau(t)/tau(q) with the increasing n(2D) was predicted in the model.

Molecular beam epitaxy of GaSb on GaAs substrates with AlSb/GaSb compound buffer layers

GaSb films with AlSb/GaSb compound buffer layers were grown by molecular beam epitaxy on GaAs (001) substrates. The crystal quality and optical properties were studied by high resolution transition electron microscopy and low temperature photoluminescence spectra (PL), respectively. It was found that the AlSb/GaSb compound buffer layers can restrict the dislocations into GaSb epilayers. The intensity of PL spectra of GaSb layer becomes large with the increasing the periods of AlSb/GaSb superlattices, indicating that the optical quality of GaSb films is improved.

GROWTH OF GASB AND GAASSB IN THE SINGLE-PHASE REGION BY MOVPE

GaSb layers are grown on GaSb substrates; the effects of input partial pressure of trimethylantimony and the V/III ratio are studied. A model of the MOVPE phase diagram for the growth of GaSb and GaAsxSb1-x is developed which assumes thermodynamic equilibrium to be established at the solid-vapor interface.

LIQUID-PHASE EPITAXY GROWTH AND PROPERTIES OF GAINASSB/ALGAASSB/GASB HETEROSTRUCTURES

The GaInAsSb/AlGaAsSb/GaSb heterostructures were grown by the liquid phase epitaxy (LPE) technique. The materials were characterized by means of optical microscopy, electroprobe microanalysis (EPMA), double-crystal X-ray diffraction, capacitance-voltage (C-V) and Van der Pauw measurments, infrared absorption spectra, photoluminescence and laser Raman scattering. The results show that the materials have fine surface morphology, low lattice mismatch and good homogeneity. Room-temperature light-emitting diodes with an emission wavelength of 2.2-mu-m were obtained by using the GaInAsSb/AlGaAsSb DH structures.

Chemical etching of a GaSb crystal incorporated with Mn grown by the Bridgman method under microgravity conditions

A GaSb crystal incorporated with Mn has been grown by the Bridgman method on the Polizon facility onboard the FOTON-M3 spacecraft. Structural defects and growth striations have been successfully revealed by the chemical etching method. By calculating various parameters of the convection, the striation patterns can be explained, and the critical value of the Taylor number, which characterizes the convective condition of the rotating magnetic field induced azimuthal flow, was shown. The stresses generated during crystal growth can be reflected by the observations of etch pit distribution and other structural defects. Suggestions for improving the space experiment to improve the quality of the crystal are given.

InAs/GaSb Ⅱ型超晶格的拉曼和光致发光光谱

采用分子束外延(MBE)技术,在GaSb(100)衬底上外延生长晶体结构完整和表面平整的Ⅱ型超晶格InAs(1.2 am)/GaSb(2.4 am).拉曼光谱表明:随着温度从70 K升高至室温,由于热膨胀作用和光声子散射过程中的衰减,超晶格纵光学声子拉曼频移向低波数方向移动5 cm~(-1),频移温度系数约为0.023 cm~(-1)/K.光致发光(PL)峰在2.4～2.8 μm,由带间辐射复合和束缚激子复合构成,2.55 μm PL峰随温度变化(15～150 K)发生微小红移,超晶格中InAs电子带与GaSb空穴带带间距随温度变化比体材料的禁带宽度小.PL发光强度在15～50 K随温度升高而升高,在60～150 K则相反,并在不同温度段表现出不同的温度依赖关系.

GaAs基短周期InAs/GaSb超晶格红外探测器研究

采用分子束外延(MBE)方法,在(001)GaAs衬底上生长了短周期Ⅱ型超晶格(SLs):InAs/GaSb (2ML/8ML)和InAs/GaSb (8ML/8ML).从X射线衍射(HRXRD)中计算出超晶格周期分别为31.2(A)和57.3(A).室温红外透射光谱表明两种超晶格结构在短波2.1μm和中波5μm处有明显吸收.通过腐蚀、光刻和欧姆接触,制备了短波和中波的单元光导探测器.在室温和低温下进行光谱响应测试和黑体测试,77K下,50%截止波长分别为2.1μm和5.0μm,黑体探测率D~·_(bb)均超过2×10~8cmHz~(1/2)/W.室温下短波探测器D~·_(bb)超过10~8cmHz~(1/2)/W.

生长温度对InAs／GaSb超晶格晶体结构和表面形貌的影响

采用分子束外延（MBE）技术，在GaSb（100）衬底上外延生长InAs（4ML）／GaSb（8ML）超晶格（SLs）。研究了生长温度（400～440℃）对超晶格晶体结构和表面形貌的影响。结果表明，420℃生长的超晶格结构完整和表面粗糙度最小，其荧光光谱（PL）峰值波长在约2．54μm处，响应光谱50％截止波长在约2．4μm处。通过控制快门顺序形成InSb和混合两种界面，并发现生长温度强烈影响混合界面InAs／GaSb超晶格结构和表面形貌，而对InSb界面超晶格的影响较小。

GaAs基GaSb体材料及InAs/GaSb超晶格材料的MBE生长

采用分子束外延方法在GaAs(100)衬底上生长GaSb体材料,以此GaSb为缓冲层生长了不同InAs厚度的InAs/GaSb超晶格,其10K光致发光谱峰值波长在2.0～2.6 μm.高分辨透射电子显微镜观察证实超晶格界面清晰,周期完整.

用正电子研究半导体材料GaSb的缺陷

用正电子寿命谱和符合多普勒技术研究了电子辐照过的GaSb样品．揭示出原牛未掺杂GaSb样品中存在单空位型VGa相关缺陷，具有284ps左右的寿命值．电子辐照能使这种缺陷的浓度增大，使平均寿命值从辐照前的265Ps增大到辐照后的268ps．低温符合多普勒展宽实验结果表明退火后的电子辐照过的原生未掺杂GaSb样品中仍然存在反位缺陷Gasb．掺Zn、Te样品的实验也证实电子辐照在GaSb样品中会引入VGa，284 ps类型的缺陷．

电化学C-V法研究磁性GaMnSb/GaSb单晶的载流子浓度纵向分布

采用电化学C-V方法和Tiron电解液研究了GaMnSb/GaSb单晶载流子浓度的纵向分布，所得结果与Hall测量结果和X射线衍射分析结果一致。研究结果表明GaMnSb单晶中的Mn原子替代了GaSb中部分Ga原子的位置，并在GaSb中形成了浅受主能级。

在GaSb衬底上生长c-GaN的初步研究

AES、XPS和XRD谱结果证明