Coupled ultrathin InAs layers in GaAs as a tool for the determination of band offsets

J. Brübach; A.Y. Silov; J.E.M. Haverkort; J.H. Wolter; W.C. Vleuten, van der

doi:10.1006/spmi.1996.0177

Coupled ultrathin InAs layers in GaAs as a tool for the determination of band offsets

J. Brübach, A.Y. Silov, J.E.M. Haverkort, J.H. Wolter, W.C. Vleuten, van der

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Abstract

We have determined the band offsets at the highly strained InAs/GaAs heterointerface by photoluminescence excitation (PLE) measurements of the symmetric and antisymmetric states in two coupled ultrathin InAs layers embedded in a GaAs matrix. The conduction band offset ¿Eccould be separated from the valence band offsets, since in a 32 monolayer (ML) barrier sample, the splitting between the heavy-hole exciton transitions is solely determined by ¿Ec. Knowing ¿Ec, the heavy-hole (hh) and light-hole (lh) band offsets ¿Ehhand ¿Elhcould subsequently be determined from the coupling-induced shift and splitting in samples with a 16, 8 and 4 ML barrier. We find a conduction band offset of 535 meV, a conduction band offset ratio ofQc= 0.58 and a strain induced splitting between the hh and lh subbands of 160 meV.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	527-532
Journal	Superlattices and Microstructures
Volume	21
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1006/spmi.1996.0177
Publication status	Published - 1997

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Brübach, J., Silov, A. Y., Haverkort, J. E. M., Wolter, J. H., & Vleuten, van der, W. C. (1997). Coupled ultrathin InAs layers in GaAs as a tool for the determination of band offsets. Superlattices and Microstructures, 21(4), 527-532. https://doi.org/10.1006/spmi.1996.0177

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