Holsgrove, Kristina M., O’Reilly, Tamsin I., Varo, Simone et al. (5 more authors) (2022) Towards 3D characterisation of site-controlled InGaAs pyramidal QDs at the nanoscale. Journal of Materials Science. ISSN 0022-2461
Abstract
In this work, we report an extensive investigation via transmission electron microscopy (TEM) techniques of InGaAs/GaAs pyramidal quantum dots (PQDs), a unique site-controlled family of quantum emitters that have proven to be excellent sources of single and entangled photons. The most striking features of this system, originating from their peculiar fabrication process, include their inherently 3-dimensional nature and their interconnection to a series of nanostructures that are formed alongside them, such as quantum wells and quantum wires. We present structural and chemical data from cross-sectional and plan view samples of both single and stacked PQDs structures. Our findings identify (i) the shape of the dot, being hexagonal and not triangular as previously assumed, (ii) the chemical distribution at the facets and QD area, displaying clear Indium diffusion, and (iii) a near absence of Aluminium (from the AlAs marker) at the bottom of the growth profile. Our results shed light on previously unreported structural and chemical features of PQDs, which is of extreme relevance for further development of this family of quantum emitters.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2022 |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Physics (York) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EPSRC PR16098 |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 02 Sep 2022 08:10 |
Last Modified: | 16 Oct 2024 18:42 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-022-07654-2 |
Status: | Published online |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s10853-022-07654-2 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:190564 |
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