journal article·2022-04-22Open access

Nanoscale Mapping of Light Emission in Nanospade-Based InGaAs Quantum Wells Integrated on Si(100): Implications for Dual Light-Emitting Devices

Lucas Güniat, Nicolas Tappy, Akshay Balgarkashi, Titouan Charvin, Raphaël Lemerle, Nicholas Morgan, Didem Dede, Wonjong Kim, Valerio Piazza, Jean-Baptiste Leran, Luiz H. G. Tizei, Mathieu Kociak, Anna Fontcuberta i Morral

ACS Applied Nano Materials· Volume 5· Issue 4

Abstract

III-V semiconductors outperform Si in many optoelectronics applications due to their high carrier mobility, efficient light emission and absorption processes, and the possibility to engineer their band gap through alloying. However, complementing Si technology with III-V semiconductors by integration on Si(100) remains a challenge still today. Vertical nanospades (NSPDs) are quasi-bi-crystal III-V nanostructures that grow on Si(100). Here, we showcase the potential of these structures in optoelectronics application by demonstrating InGaAs heterostructures on GaAs NSPDs that exhibit bright emission in the near-infrared region. Using cathodoluminescence hyperspectral imaging, we are able to study light emission properties at a few nanometers of spatial resolution, well below the optical diffraction limit. We observe a symmetric spatial luminescence splitting throughout the NSPD. We correlate this characteristic to the structure's crystal nature, thus opening new perspectives for dual wavelength light-emitting diode structures. This work paves the path for integrating optically active III-V structures on the Si(100) platform.
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OpenAlex topics: Nanowire Synthesis and Applications · Semiconductor materials and devices · Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design

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Affiliations

Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials, Institute of Materials, School of Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Route Cantonale, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, 91405 Orsay, France

Institute of Physics, School of Basic Sciences, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland

Funding

Agence Nationale de la Recherche · Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur F?rderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung · Horizon 2020 Framework Programme

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