Optical and structural properties of self-assembled ZnO QD chains by L-MBE

  • Bi Zhen
  • , Zhang Jingwen
  • , Yang Xiaodong
  • , Wang Dong
  • , Zhang Xin'an
  • , Zhang Weifeng
  • , Hou Xun

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Abstract

ZnO complex 3D nano-structures have been self-organized on Al2O3 (0 0 0 1) substrate by laser molecular beam epitaxy (L-MBE). It is shown by AFM morphology that the structure is composed of 1D quantum dot chains (QDCs) and larger nano-islands at the nodes of QDCs. The formation mechanism of the nano-structure is also investigated. XRD results indicate that the nano-structure is highly c-axis oriented, with the aligned in-plane oriented domains. Time-integrated photoluminescence (TIPL) of the sample shows obvious blue-shift and broadening of the near band-edge (NBE) emission at room temperature, which are related to the quantum confinement effects. Time-resolved PL (TRPL) result shows bi-exponential decay behavior of ZnO QDCs, with a fast decay time of 38.21 ps and a low decay time of 138.19 ps, respectively, which is considered to be originated from the interdot coupling made by coherent emission and reabsorption of the photons in QDCs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)407-413
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Crystal Growth
Volume303
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 May 2007

Keywords

  • A1. Low dimensional structures
  • A3. Laser epitaxy
  • B2. Semiconducting II-VI materials

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