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中国物理学会期刊

基于深能级瞬态谱的InGaSb/AlGaAsSb量子阱激光器能带不连续性表征

Characterization of Band Discontinuity in InGaSb/AlGaAsSb Quantum Well Lasers Based on Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy

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  • 锑化物光电器件为2~4μm中红外波段提供了小型化高效率光源解决方案,对气体检测、激光医疗等工业与民生领域技术升级具有重要推动作用。随着新型锑化物激光器的快速发展,应变作用下多元锑化物合金能带结构的精准表征成为器件设计工具迭代的关键瓶颈,尤其 InGaSb/AlGaAsSb 量子阱的压应变导带底与价带顶偏移量缺乏实际观测数据支撑。本文采用深能级瞬态谱(deep level transient spectroscopy,简记为DLTS)技术结合光致发光(photoluminescence,简记为PL)测试,研究了该量子阱的能带不连续性。DLTS测试测得导带带阶差为0.352eV,结合PL测试结果计算出价带带阶差为0.156eV。在DLTS谱中观测到少子信号峰,证实为量子阱在波导层中的电子陷阱;在150K附近检测到多子信号峰,推测该信号峰与量子阱的空穴发射过程相关。本研究为锑化物光电器件的能带工程设计与缺陷调控提供了关键实验依据。

    Antimonide-based optoelectronic devices are pivotal for compact, high-efficiency light sources in the 2~4 μm mid-infrared range, driving advancements in gas sensing and laser medical technologies. The rapid development of novel antimonide lasers, however, faces a critical bottleneck: the lack of experimental data on strain-induced band offsets in key structures like InGaSb/AlGaAsSb quantum wells, which is essential for accurate device design. This study addresses this gap by employing a combined approach of Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy (DLTS) and Photoluminescence (PL) to experimentally determine the band discontinuities in such quantum wells. High-quality epitaxial wafers, verified by atomic force microscopy, high-resolution X-ray diffraction, and PL for surface morphology, crystallinity, and emission wavelength, were processed into lasers. Packaged devices were characterized for P-I-V curves and lasing wavelength before undergoing DLTS in a high-vacuum (1×10E-5 Torr), variable-temperature (85K~300K) system with a high-sensitivity capacitance meter (0.01 fF, 2 μs sampling). Our core innovation lies in directly measuring the conduction band offset via DLTS to be 0.352 eV. Combining this with the PL-determined transition energy yielded a valence band offset of 0.156 eV. Beyond band offsets, DLTS revealed critical defect properties: a minority carrier peak was identified as electron traps in the waveguide layer (capture cross-section: 1.7~3.0E-14 cm2; density: 2.90~2.95E18 cm-3). A majority carrier peak near 150 K (activation energy: 0.13 eV; capture cross-section: 1.9~2.2E-16 cm2; density: 2.71~4.26E18 cm-3) is attributed to hole emission from the quantum wells. This work provides the first direct experimental determination of critical band parameters and simultaneously characterizes key defect states, furnishing indispensable data for band engineering and defect suppression in next-generation antimonide lasers.

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