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Si 기판 위에 형성된 InAs 양자점의 열처리에 의한 표면 상태의 변화 (Temperature-dependent Morphology of Self-assembled InAs Quantum Dots Grown on Si Substrates)

  • 유충현
    • 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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    • 제20권10호
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    • pp.864-868
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    • 2007
  • Effect of high-temperature annealing on morphology of fully coherent self-assembled InAs quantum dots' grown on Si (100) substrates at $450^{\circ}C$ by atmospheric pressure metalorganic chemical vapor deposition(APMOCVD) was investigated by atomic force microscopy(AFM). When the dots were annealed at 500 - 600$^{\circ}C$ for 15 sec - 60 min, there was no appreciable change in the dot density but the heights of the dots increased along with the reduction in the diameters. In segregation from the InAs quantum dots and/or from the 2-dimensional InAs wetting layer which was not transformed into quantum dots looked responsible for this change in the dot size. However the change rates remained almost same regardless of annealing time and temperature, which may indicate that the morphological change due to thermal annealing is done instantly when the dots are exposed to high temperature annealing.

대기압 MOCVD 시스템을 이용하여 Si 기판 위에 자발적으로 형성된 InAs 양자점에 대한 연구 (Epitaxy of Self-assembled InAs Quantum Dots on Si Substrates by Atmospheric Pressure Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition)

  • 유충현
    • 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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    • 제18권6호
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    • pp.527-531
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    • 2005
  • Fully coherent self-assembled InAs quantum dots(QDs) grown on Si (100) substrates by atmospheric pressure metalorganic chemical vapor deposition(APMOCVD) were grown and the effect of growth conditions such as growth rate and growth time on quantum dots' morphology such as densities and sizes was investigated. InAs QDs of 30 - 80 nm in diameters with densities in the range of (0.6 - 1.7) x $10^{10}\;cm^{-2}$ were achieved on Si substrates and InAs layer was changed from 2 dimensional growth to 3 dimensional one at a nominal thickness less than 0.48 ML. This is attributed to the higher ambient pressure of APMOCVD suppressing of In segregation from the 2 dimensional InAs layer. This In segregation looked to disturb the dot formation especially when the growth rate was low so that the dots became less dense and bigger as the growth rate was lower.

Field Effect Transistor of Vertically Stacked, Self-assembled InAs Quantum Dots with Nonvolatile Memory

  • Li, Shuwei;Koike, Kazuto;Yano, Mitsuaki
    • JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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    • 제2권3호
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    • pp.170-172
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    • 2002
  • The epilayer of vertically stacked, self-assembled InAs Quantum Dots (QDs)was grown by MBE with solid sources in non-cracking K-cells, and the sample was fabricated to a FET structure using a conventional technology. The device characteristic and performance were studied. At 77K and room temperature, the threshold voltage shift values are 0.75V and 0.35 V, which are caused by the trapping and detrapping of electrons in the quantum dots. Discharging and charging curves form the part of a hysteresis loop to exhibit memory function. The electrical injection of confined electrons in QDs products the threshold voltage shift and memory function with the persistent electron trapping, which shows the potential use for a room temperature application.

Self-Assembled InAs Quantum Dots on InP(001) for Long-Wavelength Laser Applications

  • Kim, Jin-Soo;Lee, Jin-Hong;Hong, Sung-Ui;Kwack, Ho-Sang;Lee, Chul-Wook;Oh, Dae-Kon
    • ETRI Journal
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    • 제26권5호
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    • pp.475-480
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    • 2004
  • Self-assembled InAs quantum dots (QDs) embedded in an InAlGaAs matrix were grown on an InP (001) using a solid-source molecular beam epitaxy and investigated using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. TEM images indicated that the QD formation was strongly dependent on the growth behaviors of group III elements during the deposition of InAlGaAs barriers. We achieved a lasing operation of around 1.5 ${\mu}m$ at room temperature from uncoated QD lasers based on the InAlGaAs-InAlAs material system on the InP (001). The lasing wavelengths of the ridge-waveguide QD lasers were also dependent upon the cavity lengths due mainly to the gain required for the lasing operation.

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자연 성장된 InAs/AlAs 양자점의 Photoreflectance 특성 (Self-Assembled InAs/AlAs Quantum Dots Characterization Using Photoreflectance Spectroscopy)

  • 김기홍;심준형;배인호
    • 한국진공학회지
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    • 제18권3호
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    • pp.208-212
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    • 2009
  • MBE법으로 성장된 InAs/AlAs 양자점(quantum dots; QD) 구조의 광학적 특성을 photoreflectance(PR) 이용하여 조사하였다. Wetting layer(WL) 두께에 따른 전체 장벽의 폭이 달라짐에 따라 GaAs 완충층 및 WL 신호의 세기가 변화되었다. QD 층이 식각된 시료의 상온 PR측정 결과로부터 $1.1{\sim}1.4\;eV$ 영역의 완만한 신호는 InAs QDs과 WL에 관련된 신호임을 알았다. 온도 $450{\sim}750^{\circ}C$범위에서 열처리 시켰을 때 WL층의 PR 신호가 red shift하였는데, 이는 열처리 후 InAs WL와 AlAs층 사이에 Al과 In의 내부 확산에 의해 양자점의 크기가 균일하게 재분포 되고, WL의 임계 두께가 증가하였음을 나타낸다.

Structural Characteristics on InAs Quantum Dots multi-stacked on GaAs(100) Substrates

  • Roh, Cheong-Hyun;Park, Young-Ju;Kim, Eun-Kyu;Shim, Kwang-Bo
    • 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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    • 제7권1호
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    • pp.25-28
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    • 2000
  • 분자선에피택시법에 의하여 GaAs(100)기판 위에 InAs 자발형성양자점을 성장하였다. InAs 양자점은 1, 3, 6, 10, 15 및 20층 등으로 다양하게 적층되어졌고, GaAs 층과 InAs 양자점 층은 각각 20 MLs와 2 MLs의 두께를 갖도록 하였다. 이 양자점의 나노구조적 특성은 PL과 STEM을 사용하여 분석하였다. 가장 높은 PL 강도는 6층의 적층구조를 갖는 시편에서 나타났고 PL 피크의 에너지가 적층회수가 증가함에 따라 분리됨을 알 수 있었다. STEM분석결과, 6충의 적층구조에서는 결함이 거의 없이 수직으로 형성된 구조를 보여준 반면에 10층 이상의 적층구조를 가질 때 그 성장 방향에 따라 volcano형상을 갖는 결함이 수직하게 성장되어졌다.

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급속 열처리 온도에 따른 자발 형성된 InAs 양자점의 구조 및 광학 특성 (Structural and Optical Properties of Self-assembled InAs Quantum Dots as a Function of Rapid Thermal Annealing Temperature)

  • 조신호
    • 한국재료학회지
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    • 제16권3호
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    • pp.183-187
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    • 2006
  • We present the effects of rapid thermal annealing (RTA) temperature on the structural and optical properties of self-assembled InAs quantum dot (QD) structures grown on GaAs substrates by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). The photoluminescence (PL) measurements are performed in a closed-cycle refrigerator as a function of temperature for the unannealed and annealed samples. RTA at higher temperature results in the increase in island size, the corresponding decrease in the density of islands, and the redshift in the PL emission from the islands. The temperature dependence of the PL peak energy for the InAs QDs is well expressed by the Varshni equation. The thermal quenching activation energies for the samples unannealed and annealed at $600^{\circ}C$ are found to be $25{\pm}5meV$ and $47{\pm}5$ meV, respectively.

자기조립단분자막을 이용한 양자점 발광다이오드의 전하 균형도 개선 (Improved charge balance in quantum dot light-emitting diodes using self-assembled monolayer)

  • 박상욱;정운호;배예윤;임재훈;노정균
    • 전기전자학회논문지
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    • 제27권1호
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    • pp.30-37
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    • 2023
  • 양자점 발광 다이오드(QD-LED)의 효율과 안정성 향상을 위해서 QD 발광층에 주입되는 전하의 균형을 이루는 것은 필수이다. 산화 아연(ZnO)은 최신 QD-LED에서 전자수송층(electron transport layer, ETL)을 구성하기 위해 가장 많이 사용되고 있으나, ZnO의 자발적인 전자 주입은 QD-LED의 성능을 크게 열화시키는 과도한 전자 주입을 유발한다. 본 연구에서는 자기조립단분자막(self-assembled monolayer, SAM) 처리를 통해 ZnO의 전자 주입 특성을 조절하여 QD-LED의 성능을 향상시켰다. 전하 균형도를 향상시킨 결과, SAM을 처리한 QD-LED는 SAM을 처리 안한 소자와 비교하여 내부 양자 효율(external quantum efficiency, EQE)이 25%, 최대 휘도는 200% 향상되었다.