Single material band gap engineering in GaAs nanowires

D. Spirkoska, A. Efros, S. Conesa-Boj, J. R. Morante, J. Arbiol, A. Fontcuberta I Morral, G. Abstreiter

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Abstract

The structural and optical properties of GaAs nanowire with mixed zinc-blende/wurtzite structure are presented. High resolution transmission electron microscopy indicates the presence of a variety of shorter and longer segments of zinc-blende or wurtzite crystal phases. Sharp photoluminescence lines are observed with emission energies tuned from 1.515 eV down to 1.43 eV. The downward shift of the emission peaks can be understood by carrier confinement at the wurtzite/zinc-blende heterojunction, in quantum wells and in random short period superlattices existent in these nanowires, assuming the theoretical staggered band-offset between wurtzite and zinc-blende GaAs.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPhysics of Semiconductors - 30th International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors, ICPS-30
Pages587-588
Number of pages2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Event30th International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors, ICPS-30 - Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 25 Jul 201030 Jul 2010

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1399
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference30th International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors, ICPS-30
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CitySeoul
Period25/07/1030/07/10

Keywords

  • heterostructure
  • nanowire
  • polarization
  • wurtzite
  • zinc-blende

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