Mechanisms affecting the photoluminescence spectra of GaInNAs after post-growth annealing

E. Tournié, M.-A. Pinault, A. Guzmán

doi:10.1063/1.1481978

Mechanisms affecting the photoluminescence spectra of GaInNAs after post-growth annealing

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E. Tournié

Centre de Recherche sur l’Hétéro-Epitaxie et ses Applications, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CRHEA/CNRS), Rue Bernard Grégory, Parc Sophia Antipolis, F-06560 Valbonne, France
M.-A. Pinault

Centre de Recherche sur l’Hétéro-Epitaxie et ses Applications, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CRHEA/CNRS), Rue Bernard Grégory, Parc Sophia Antipolis, F-06560 Valbonne, France
A. Guzmán

Centre de Recherche sur l’Hétéro-Epitaxie et ses Applications, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CRHEA/CNRS), Rue Bernard Grégory, Parc Sophia Antipolis, F-06560 Valbonne, France

説明

<jats:p>We have investigated by photoluminescence spectroscopy and x-ray diffraction the influence of ex situ postgrowth annealing on the properties of a series of dedicated Ga(In)(N)As ternary and quaternary quantum wells (QWs) confined by various barrier layers. We show that the low growth temperature and not N per se, is largely responsible for the low radiative efficiency of Ga(In)NAs QWs. Furthermore, postgrowth annealing induces a blueshift of the photoluminescence line in the case of quaternary GaInNAs QWs only, while x-ray diffraction reveals the absence of compositional change. We conclude with the occurrence of a local reorganization of the N-bonding configuration within the GaInNAs quaternary material during annealing.</jats:p>