Progress in the optical studies of single InGaN/GaN quantum dots

PHILOSOPHICAL MAGAZINE 87:13 (2007) 2077-2093

Authors:

AF Jarjour, RA Oliver, RA Taylor

Roughness analysis of GaN surfaces at different annealing temperatures for an AlN buffer layer

JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY 51:1 (2007) 209-213

Authors:

MK Bae, DH Shin, SN Yi, SH Doh, JH Na, KH Lee, RA Taylor, SH Park

Two-Photon Excitation of Asymmetric GaN/AlGaN Quantum Discs

AIP Conference Proceedings AIP 893 (2007) 981-982

Authors:

Kwan H Lee, Jong H Na, Stefan Birner, Sam N Yi, Robert A Taylor, Young S Park, Chang M Park, Tae W Kang

Two-photon excitation of asymmetric GaN/AlGaN quantum discs

AIP CONF PROC 893 (2007) 981-982

Authors:

KH Lee, JH Na, S Birner, SN Yi, RA Taylor, YS Park, CM Park, TW Kang

Abstract:

By using two-photon absorption spectroscopy we have performed time-integrated and time-resolved photolurninescence measurements on several coupled asymmetric GaN quantum discs, with embedded AlGaN barriers. We observe free-carrier screening, with an enhancement due to tunneling between the coupled quantum discs.

Free carrier screening in coupled asymmetric GaN quantum discs

Proceedings of SPIE the International Society for Optical Engineering 6352 I (2006)

Authors:

KH Lee, JH Na, S Birner, RA Taylor, SN Yi, YS Park, CM Park, TW Kang

Abstract:

We present an investigation of free-carrier screening in coupled asymmetric GaN quantum discs with embedded AlGaN barriers using time-integrated and time-resolved micro-photoluminescence measurements, supported by three-dimensional multi-band k.p computational modeling. We observe that with increasing optical excitation the carrier lifetime decreases and emission energy blue-shifts. This originates from the screening of built-in piezo- and pyroelectric fields in the quantum discs by photo-generated free-carriers. Due to non-resonant tunneling of carriers from the smaller disc to the larger disc, free carrier screening is enhanced in the larger disc. The non-resonant tunneling was found to have a significant role in samples with a thin barrier, as the screening decreased with barrier thickness (i.e. decreased tunneling). Computational modeling was in good agreement with the experimental results.