Direct bandgap type-I GeSn/GeSn quantum well on a GeSn- and Ge- buffered Si substrate

Abstract

This paper reports the comprehensive characterization of a Ge0.92Sn0.08/Ge0.86Sn0.14/Ge0.92Sn0.08 single quantum well. By using a strain relaxed Ge0.92Sn0.08 buffer, the direct bandgap Ge0.86Sn0.14 QW was achieved, which is unattainable by using only a Ge buffer. Band structure calculations and optical transition analysis revealed that the quantum well features type-I band alignment. The photoluminescence spectra showed dramatically increased quantum well peak intensity at lower temperature, confirming that the Ge0.86Sn0.14 quantum well is a direct bandgap material.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2018
Source ID
10.1063/1.5020035

Entities

People

  • Andrian V Kuchuk
  • Baohua Li
  • Greg Sun
  • Grey Abernathy
  • Jifeng Liu
  • Joe Margetis
  • John Tolle
  • Mansour Mortazavi
  • Perry C. Grant
  • Richard Soref
  • Shui-Qing Yu
  • Wei Dou
  • Wei Du
  • Yiyin Zhou

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • Dartmouth College
  • National Science Foundation
  • University of Arkansas
  • University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
  • University of Massachusetts
  • Wilkes University

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Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing