Structural properties and vertical transport in ZnSe/CdSe superlattices grown on an In0.3Ga0.7As metamorphic buffer layer

• We report on the growth by molecular-beam epitaxy of short-period ZnSe/ CdSe superlattices (SLs) on an In0.3Ga0.7As metamorphic buffer layer. Such SLs are considered as a promising material for a wide band-gap photoactive p-n junction in a hybrid monolithic Ge/InxGa1-xAs/In-y(Al,Ga)(1-y)As/II-VI solar cell. Lattice-matching of the SLs to the In0.3Ga0.7As layer is confirmed by X-ray diffractometry. Vertical transport of photoexcited carriers is investigated by means of both steady state and time-resolved photoluminescence techniques in heterostructures containing the ZnSe/CdSe SL with an enlarged quantum well (EQW). Characteristic times of the carrier transport across the SL towards EQW are evaluated in the temperature range 120-300 K. (C) 2016 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH amp; Co.

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik -- Den kondenserade materiens fysik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences -- Condensed Matter Physics (hsv//eng)

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metamorphic buffer layer; superlattice; vertical carrier transport; enlarged quantum well

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