TUNNELING ESCAPE TIME OF ELECTRONS FROM A QUANTUM-WELL WITH GAMMA-X MIXING EFFECT

By using the envelope function method we calculated the tunneling escape time of electrons from a quantum well. We adopted a simplified interface matrix to describe the GAMMA-X mixing effect, and employed a wave packet method to determine the tunneling escape time. When the GAMMA state in the well was in resonance with the X state in the barrier, the escape time reduced remarkably. However, it was possible that the wave functions in two different channels, i.e., GAMMA-GAMMA-GAMMA and GAMMA-X-GAMMA, could interfere destructively, leading the escape time greater than that of pure GAMMA-GAMMA-GAMMA tunneling.

SIMULATION OF LATERAL CONFINEMENT IN VERY NARROW CHANNELS

A theoretical study is presented of the lateral confinement potential (CP) in the very narrow mesa channels fabricated in the conventional two-dimensional (2D) electron gas in GaAs-AlxGa1-xAs heterostructures. The ID electronic structures are calculated in the framework of the confinement potential: V(x) = m* omega0(2)x2/2 for Absolute value of x

LO-PHONON-ASSISTED TUNNELING IN ASYMMETRIC DOUBLE-WELL STRUCTURES WITH THICK BARRIERS

Nonresonant electron tunneling between asymmetric double quantum wells in AlxGa1-xAs/GaAs systems has been investigated by using steady-state and time-resolved photoluminescence spectra. Experimental evidence of LO-phonon-assisted tunneling through thick barriers has been obtained by enhancing excitation power densities or applying electric fields perpendicular to the well plane. LO-phonon-assisted tunneling times have also been estimated from the variation of the decay time of the narrow-well photoluminescence with applied electric fields. Our findings suggest that LO phonons in the barriers play an important role in the tunneling transfer.

HIGH-RESOLUTION DLTS AND ITS APPLICATION TO LATTICE-MISMATCH-INDUCED DEEP LEVELS IN INGAP

A new method of differentiating the deep level transient spectroscopy (DLTS) signal is used to increase the resolution of conventional DLTS. Using this method, more than one single deep level with small differences in activation energy or capture cross section, which are often hard to determine by conventional DLTS, can be distinguished. A series of lattice-mismatched InxGa1-xP samples are measured by improved DLTS to determine accurately the activation energy of a lattice-mismatch-induced deep level. This level cannot be clearly determined using conventional DLTS because the two signals partly overlap each other. Both the signals are thought to originate from a phosophorus vacancy and lattice-mismatch-induced defect.

CBE GROWTH OF GAAS/GAAS, GAAS/SI AND ALGAAS/GAAS USING TEG, ASH3 AND AMINE-ALANE PRECURSORS

The growth of high quality AlGaAs by CBE bas been limited by the high levels of carbon and oxygen contamination. The use of alane based precursors offers a significant reduction in such contamination. We report for the first time the CBE growth of AlxGa1-xAs from triethylgallium, dimethylethylamine-alane and arsine, and compare with. growth from triethylgallium, trimethylamine-alane and arsine. Some preliminary results of work on the CBE growth of GaAs on silicon will also be reported.

A NEW METHOD FOR MEASURING THE EFFECTIVE DIFFUSION CONSTANT OF 2-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRONS IN THE PRESENCE OF MAGNETIC-FIELDS

The transient charge response Q(t) of a two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) in GaAs/AlxGa1-xAs heterostructures to a small pulse of the gate voltage, applied between the top gate and source electrodes in a Corbino structure, was employed to directly measure the effective diffusion constant of a 2DEG in the quantum Hall regime. The measured diffusion constant D showed a drastic change as the magnetic field was swept through the integer fillings of the Landau levels.

EFFECTIVE-MASS THEORY FOR SUPERLATTICES GROWN ON (11N)-ORIENTED SUBSTRATES

An effective-mass formulation for superlattices grown on (11N)-oriented substrates is given. It is found that, for GaAs/AlxGa1-xAs superlattices, the hole subband structure and related properties are sensitive to the orientation because of the large anisotropy of the valence band. The energy-level positions for the heavy hole and the optical transition matrix elements for the light hole apparently change with orientation. The heavy- and light-hole energy levels at k parallel-to = 0 can be calculated separately by taking the classical effective mass in the growth direction. Under a uniaxial stress along the growth direction, the energy levels of the heavy and light holes shift down and up, respectively; at a critical stress, the first heavy- and light-hole energy levels cross over. The energy shifts caused by the uniaxial stress are largest for the (111) case and smallest for the (001) case. The optical transition matrix elements change substantially after the crossover of the first heavy- and light-hole energy has occurred.

Characterization of deep centers in AlGaAs/InGaAs/GaAs pseudomorphic HEMT structures grown by molecular beam epitaxy and hydrogen treatment

In AlGaAs/InGaAs/GaAs PM-HEMT structures, the characterization of deep centers, the degradation in electrical and optical properties and their effects on electrical performance of the PM-HEMTs have been investigated by DLTS, SIMS, PL and conventional van der Pauw techniques. The experimental results confirm that the deep level centers correlate strongly with the oxygen content in the AlGaAs layer, the PL response of PM-HEMTs, and the electrical performance of the PM-HEMTs. Hydrogen plasma treatment was used to passivate/annihilate these centers, and the effects of hydrogenation were examined.

Deep centers in AlGaAs/GaAs GRIN-SCH SQW laser structures grown by MBE and MOCVD

The deep centers in AlGaAs/GaAs graded index-separate confinement heterostructure single quantum well (GRIN-SCHSQW) laser structures grown by MBE and MOCVD have been investigated using deep level transient spectroscopy (DLTS) technique, The majority and minority carrier DLTS spectra show that the deep (hole and electron) traps (Hi and E3), having large capture cross sections and concentrations, are observed in the graded n-AlxGa1-xAs layer of laser structures in addition to the well-known DX centers. For laser structures grown by MBE, the deep hole trap H1 and the deep electron trap E3 may be spatially localized in the interface regions of discontinuous variation Al mole fraction of the n-AlxGa1-xAs layer with x = 0.20-0.43. For laser structures grown by MOCVD, the deep electron trap E3 may be spatially localized in the n-AlxGa1-xAs layer with x = 0.18-0.30, and the DX center may be spatially localized in the interface regions of discontinuous variation Al mole fraction of the AlxGa1-xAs layer with x = 0.22-0.30.

HCl/HF/CrO3溶液对 InGaAs/InGaAsP的选择性湿法刻蚀--应用于楔形结构的制备

利用动态掩膜湿法腐蚀技术,研究了HCl/HF/CrO3溶液对与InP衬底晶格匹配的InxGa1-xAs1-yPy(y=0,0.2,0.4,0.6)材料的腐蚀特性.对于HCl(36wt%)/HF(40wt%)/CrO3(10wt%)的体积比为x∶0.5∶1的溶液,随着x由0增加到1.25,相应的腐蚀液对In0.53Ga0.47As/In0.72Ga0 28As06P0.4的选择性由42.4降到1.4;通过调节腐蚀液的选择性,在In072Ga0.28As06P0.4外延层上制备出了倾角从1.35°到35.9°的各种楔形结构;当x为0.025和1.25时,相应的In0.72Ga0.28As0.6P0.4腐蚀表面的均方根粗糙度分别为1.1nm和1.6nm.还研究了溶液的组分与InxGa1-xAs1-yPy(y=0,0.2,0.4)的腐蚀速率间的关系,并对腐蚀机理进行了分析.

7.8μm二级分布反馈量子级联激光器

报道了基于应变补偿的InP基In0.53+xGa0.47-xAs/In0.52-yAl0.48+yAs分布反馈量子级联激光器.采用二级光栅作为反馈,激射工作波长为7.8μm,在1%占空比,5kHz频率的工作条件下,在93～173K的温度范围内,单模发射光谱边模抑制比均超过20dB,调谐系数dλ/dT=0.5125nm/K.在93K时,峰值功率为30mW,直到153K时,峰值光功率仍达到12mW.

分子束外延生长的InAs/GaAs自组织量子点发光特性

研究了分子束外延生长的覆盖了1nm的InxAl1-xAs(x=0.2,O.3)和3nm的Ino2Gao8As复合应力缓冲层InAs/GaAs自组织量子点(QD)光致发光(PL)特性.加InAlAs层后PL谱红移到1.33μm,室温下基态和第一激发态间的跃迁能级差增加到86meV.高In组份的InAlAs有利于获得较长波长和较窄的半高宽(FWHM).对于覆盖复合应力缓冲层的QD不会使波长和FWHM发生显著变化,但可以使基态和第一激发态间的能级差进一步增大.这些结果归因于InAlAs能够有效的抑制In的偏析,减少应力,使QD保持较高的高度.同时,由于InAlAs具有较高的限制势垒,可以增加基态和第一激发态间的能级差.

利用GaAs基上InGaAs应变层制备有序排列的InAs量子点

在GaAs基In x Ga1-xAs( x =0.15)应变层上生长了InAs 量子点(QD)层,通过分析各层之间的应力状况和位错的演变过程,配合生长过程中对反射式高能电子衍射仪(RHEED)实时监测,并观察生长后的表面形貌,发现可以通过控制应变层厚度来控制应变层表面布纹结构的宽度,而且在应变层厚度低于位错增殖的临界厚度时布纹宽度较窄.如果同时控制QD层在刚刚出点,则QD主要沿着较窄的布纹结构排列,从而得到有序排列的QD.

镓的成矿作用及其在峨眉山大火成岩省中的成矿效应

评述了分散元素镓的应用和成矿作用的研究现状并剖析了镓的成矿研究存在的主要问题。论证了铝土矿床中的镓主要赋存于其中的一水硬铝石且以GaO（OH）形式存在；以晶体化学理论分析，认为中高温热液条件形成的闪锌矿（主要包括铁闪锌矿、黑闪锌矿及富铜铅锌矿中的闪锌矿）是Ca的富集载体，Ca最可能以GaAs、GaxIn1-xAs和三元硫化物M^IGaS2（M^I=T1，Cu，Ag）分子的形式赋存，并可能于后期温度降低的条件下以单矿物（如硫镓铜矿）析出；镓在岩浆岩中的主要富集载体为长石类矿物、尖晶石型矿物以及具反尖晶石型结构的磁铁矿。对峨眉山大火成岩省中的重要矿床类型—攀枝花式超大型钒钛磁铁矿矿床中的代表性矿石进行镓含量分析并阐述了该类型矿床中Ca的成矿效应，初步评估了攀西地区钒钛磁铁矿工业储量中伴生的镓为34．8万t，远景资源量为43．5万t，认为该区超大型钒钛磁铁矿矿床亦属超大型镓矿床，具潜在的重要经济价值。呼吁加强对我国磁铁矿矿床中镓的成矿效应及综合利用的系统研究。