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Valavanis, A., Lever, L., Evans, C. A. et al. (2 more authors) (2008) Theory and design of quantum cascade lasers in (111) n-type Si/SiGe. Physical Review B, 78 (3). Art. No. 035420. ISSN 1098-0121
Abstract
Although most work towards the realization of group IV quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) has focused on valence band transitions, there are many desirable properties associated with the conduction band. We show that the commonly cited shortcomings of n-type Si/SiGe heterostructures can be overcome by moving to the (111) growth direction. Specifically, a large band offset and low effective mass are achievable and subband degeneracy is preserved. We predict net gain up to lattice temperatures of 90 K in a bound-to-continuum QCL with a double-metal waveguide, and show that a Ge interdiffusion length of at least 8 Å across interfaces is tolerable.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2008 The American Physical Society. This is an author produced version of a paper published in "Physical Review B". Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | chemical interdiffusion, conduction bands, effective mass, elemental semiconductors, Ge-Si alloys, optical waveguides, quantum cascade lasers, semiconductor materials, silicon, valence bands |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Electronic & Electrical Engineering (Leeds) > Pollard Institute (Leeds) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EPSRC EP/501539/1 DTI-MNT 491 |
Depositing User: | Dr Alexander Valavanis |
Date Deposited: | 27 Jul 2009 09:51 |
Last Modified: | 29 Oct 2016 01:53 |
Published Version: | http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevB.78.035420 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | American Physical Society |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1103/PhysRevB.78.035420 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:9024 |
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