OPTICALLY-ACTIVE 3-DIMENSIONALLY CONFINED STRUCTURES REALIZED VIA MOLECULAR-BEAM EPITAXIAL-GROWTH ON NONPLANAR GAAS (111)B

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RAJKUMAR, KC
MADHUKAR, A
RAMMOHAN, K
RICH, DH
CHEN, P
CHEN, L
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[1] Photonic Materials and Devices Laboratory, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
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10.1063/1.110268
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We report the first realization on nonplanar patterned substrates of optically active three-dimensionally confined semiconductor volumes created in situ via a one-step molecular beam epitaxial growth. Growth is carried out on pyramidal mesas on (111) B substrates and in a regime that results in the emergence of three equivalent {110} side facets which overtake the as-patterned {100} side facets and lead to mesa pinch-off. Transmission electron microscopy along with spatially and spectrally resolved cathodoluminescence provide evidence for emission from laterally confined regions with lateral linear dimensions less than or similar 100 nm.
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