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- Borgström, Magnus, et al.
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Precursor evaluation for in situ InP nanowire doping
- 2008
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In: Nanotechnology. - : IOP Publishing. - 0957-4484 .- 1361-6528. ; 19:44
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The use of tetraethyltin (TESn) and dimethylzinc (DMZn) as in situ n- and p-dopant precursors during particle-assisted growth of InP nanowires is reported. Gate voltage dependent transport measurements demonstrate that the nanowires can be predictably synthesized as either n- or p-type. These doped nanowires can be characterized based on their electric field response and we find that n- type doping scales over a range from 10(17) to 10(19) cm(-3) with increasing input TESn dopant molar fraction. On the other hand, the p-type doping using DMZn saturates at low levels, probably related to a strong increase in nanowire growth rate with increasing DMZn molar fractions. By optimizing growth conditions with respect to tapering, axial pn-junctions exhibiting rectifying behavior were fabricated. The pn-junctions can be operated as light emitting diodes.
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- Ouattara, Lassana, et al.
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Correlation lengths in stacked InAs quantum dot systems studied by cross-sectional scanning tunnelling microscopy
- 2007
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In: Nanotechnology. - : IOP Publishing. - 0957-4484 .- 1361-6528. ; 18:14
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- We have studied the influence of the InP spacer layer thickness on stacked InAs/InP quantum dots, using cross-sectional scanning tunnelling microscopy. We show that for a spacer layer thickness of up to 30 nm, the quantum dots are spatially correlated but for a separating distance of 50 nm the vertical ordering of the dots is lost. These values are the same as previously found for quantum dots in the InAs/GaAs system despite the large difference in lattice mismatch between the InAs/GaAs ( 7%) and InAs/InP ( 3%) systems. We show that the apparent similarities can be understood by a combination of intermixing in the dots and differences in dot size. Finally, we demonstrate that the size of the quantum dots is affected by their vertical correlation.
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- Pettersson, Håkan, et al.
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Photocurrent spectroscopy on self-assembled InAs quantum dots embedded in InP
- 2005
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In: Microelectronics Journal. - Amsterdam : Elsevier. - 0026-2692. ; 36:3-6, s. 227-230
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In this work, we report on an overview of recent results from Fourier transform photocurrent (FTPC) measurements in the infrared spectral region on ensembles of self-assembled InAs quantum dots embedded in a matrix of InP. In interband PC, clear signals related to the dots are observed. Comparing the PC- and PL spectra, we observe that the fundamental transition is absent in the PC spectra, which we interpret in terms of Pauliblocking due to a filled electron ground state of the dots. Our results furthermore suggest that an Auger process is involved in forming the interband PC signal. In intersubband PC, peaks related to transitions from the dots' ground- and first excited states to the conduction band of the matrix are observed. Using a novel approach of combining FTPC with illumination from an additional external non-modulated light source, we have measured the spectral distribution of photoionization of excitons in quantum dots and found an exciton binding energy in good agreement with theoretical calculations.
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- Wacaser, Brent, et al.
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Preferential Interface Nucleation: An Expansion of the VLS Growth Mechanism for Nanowires
- 2009
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In: Advanced Materials. - : Wiley. - 1521-4095 .- 0935-9648. ; 21:2, s. 153-165
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Research review (peer-reviewed)abstract
- A review and expansion of the fundamental processes of the vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) growth mechanism for nanowires is presented. Although the focus is on nanowires, most of the concepts may be applicable to whiskers, nanotubes, and other unidirectional growth. Important concepts in the VLS mechanism such as preferred deposition, supersaturation, and nucleation are examined. Nanowire growth is feasible using a wide range of apparatuses, material systems, and growth conditions. For nanowire growth the unidirectional growth rate must be much higher than growth rates of other surfaces and interfaces. It is concluded that a general, system independent mechanism should describe why nanowires grow faster than the surrounding surfaces. This mechanism is based on preferential nucleation at the interface between a mediating material called the collector and a crystalline solid. The growth conditions used mean the probability of nucleation is low on most of the surfaces and interfaces. Nucleation at the collector-crystal interface is however different and of special significance is the edge of the collector-crystal interface where all three phases meet. Differences in nucleation due to different crystallographic interfaces can occur even in two phase systems. We briefly describe how these differences in nucleation may account for nanowire growth without a collector. Identifying the mechanism of nanowire growth by naming the three phases involved began with the naming of the VLS mechanism. Unfortunately this trend does not emphasize the important concepts of the mechanism and is only relevant to one three phase system. We therefore suggest the generally applicable term preferential interface nucleation as a replacement for these different names focusing on a unifying mechanism in nanowire growth.
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