Molecular Beam Epitaxial Growth of InGaN/GaN Dot-in-Nanowire Heterostructures

Abstract

In this project, we propose to investigate the molecular beam epitaxial (MBE) growth and structural and optical properties of InGaN/GaN dot-in-nanowire heterostructures that can operate in the deep visible to near-infrared spectral range. The nanowire arrays will be grown by the technique of selective area epitaxy, which can offer a precise control of the size, spacing, and emission wavelength. The luminescence efficiency of InGaN nanowires will be thoroughly investigated . By optimizing the size and quantum-confinement and by incorporating core-shell structures, we aim to achieve InGaN dot-in-nanowire arrays with luminescence efficiency comparable to that of lnGaN blue-emitting quantum well LED structures. Work in this project will enable an unprecedented understanding of the selective area epitaxy, and optical and electronic properties InGaN dot-in-nanowire heterostructures, which may emerge as the materials of choice for a new generation of low threshold, high speed semiconductor lasers for both short-reach and on-chip optical interconnects.

Document Details

Document Type
DoD Grant Award
Publication Date
Sep 11, 2018
Source ID
W911NF1710388

Entities

People

  • Zetian Mi

Organizations

  • Army Contracting Command
  • United States Army
  • University of Michigan

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Nanoscale Plasmonic Nanotechnology
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics
  • Quantum Computing
  • Space