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Impact of In content on the structural and optical properties of (In,Ga)N/GaN multiple quantum wells grown by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 March 2011

Patrick Waltereit  and
James S. Speck
Patrick Waltereit
Affiliation:
Materials Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106
James S. Speck
Affiliation:
Materials Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106
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Abstract

We have studied the structural and optical properties of a series of (In,Ga)/GaN multiple quantum wells with identical thicknesses but varied In content grown by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy. Careful choice of the growth parameters returns samples with smooth and abrupt interfaces. The shift of the photoluminescence transition energy with externally applied biaxial tension was investigated. We observed a red-shift for small In contents while a blue-shift was detected for higher In contents. This result is in qualitative agreement with band profile calculations taking into account both the band gap deformation potentials and the piezoelectric polarization in these structures. However, the magnitude of the shift is well in excess of the calculated one. We attribute this finding to a substantial deviation of the piezoelectric constants from those calculated for unstrained material. Finally, we estimate the piezoelectric polarization of InGaN/GaN for linear and non-linear terms in strain.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 693 , 2001 , I1.4.1
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2002

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