GAAS TETRAHEDRAL QUANTUM DOT STRUCTURES FABRICATED USING SELECTIVE AREA MOCVD

被引:11
作者
FUKUI, T [1 ]
ANDO, S [1 ]
HONDA, T [1 ]
TORIYAMA, T [1 ]
机构
[1] NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TEL PUBL CORP, MUSASHINO ELECT COMMUN LAB, APPL ELECTR LABS, MUSASHINO, TOKYO 180, JAPAN
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10.1016/0039-6028(92)91128-X
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
New GaAs quantum dot structures, called tetrahedral quantum dots (TQD's), are proposed to make a zero-dimensional electron-hole system. The TQD's are surrounded by crystallographic facets fabricated using selective area MOCVD on GaAs(111)B substrates. The calculated energy sublevel structures of zero-dimensional electrons in a GaAs TQD show large quantum size effects, because electrons are confined three-dimensionally. GaAs and AlGaAs tetrahedral facet structures were grown using MOCVD on GaAs(111)B substrates partially etched into a triangular shape. Tetrahedral growth with {110} facets occurs in the triangular areas. The cathodoluminescence intensity map for GaAs tetrahedrons buried in AlGaAs shows the tetrahedral dot array.
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