Transition behavior from coupled to uncoupled GaAs/InAs double quantum wells

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Abstract

The electronic structures of the InAs single and double quantum wells buried in bulk GaAs (001) are presented based on the sp3s* empirical tight-binding model. Both electrons and holes are found to be confined in the c-axis direction around the inserted InAs monomolecular plane with a localization length of the order of 110 Å. The inserted InAs monolayer is, therefore, playing the role of a quantum well for all charge carriers and, as a consequence, the formed heterojunction is of type I. The system, composed of two InAs monolayers buried in GaAs and separated by N monolayers of GaAs, is studied versus the barrier thickness (N). Our results of the variation of band gap energy as a function of barrier thickness (N) are in excellent agreement with the available photoluminescence data when a small valence band offset (of order 80 meV including the spin-orbit effects) is employed. A critical barrier thickness of about 220 Å is suggested to decouple the InAs quantum wells.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)805-809
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films
Volume16
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1998

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Surfaces and Interfaces
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films

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