GaAsBi growth on Ge: anti-phase domains, ordering, and exciton localization.

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2020
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Abstract
The dilute bismide alloy GaAsBi has drawn significant attention from researchers interested in its fundamental properties and the potential for infrared optoelectronics applications. To extend the study of bismides, molecular-beam heteroepitaxy of nominally 1.0 eV bandgap bismide on Ge substrates is comprehensively investigated. Analysis of atomic-resolution anti-phase domain (APD) images in the direct-epitaxy revealed a high-density of Ga vacancies and a reduced Bi content at their boundaries. This likely played a key role in the preferential dissolution of Bi atoms from the APD interiors and Bi spiking in Ge during thermal annealing. Introduction of GaAs buffer on offcut Ge largely suppressed the formation of APDs, producing high-quality bismide with single-variant CuPt-type ordered domains as large as 200 nm. Atomic-resolution X-ray imaging showed that 2-dimensional Bi-rich (111) planes contain up to x = 9% Bi. The anomalously early onset of localization found in the temperature-dependent photoluminescence suggests enhanced interactions among Bi states, as compared to non-ordered samples. Growth of large-domain single-variant ordered GaAsBi films provides new prospects for detailed analysis of the structural modulation effects and may allow to further tailor properties of this alloy for optoelectronic applications.
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Authors Paulauskas, Tadas;Pačebutas, Vaidas;Geižutis, Andrejus;Stanionytė, Sandra;Dudutienė, Evelina;Skapas, Martynas;Naujokaitis, Arnas;Strazdienė, Viktorija;Čechavičius, Bronislovas;Čaplovičová, Mária;Vretenár, Viliam;Jakieła, Rafał;Krotkus, Arūnas;
Journal Scientific reports
Year 2020
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10.1038/s41598-020-58812-y
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Density functional theory two-dimensional materials scanning tunneling microscopy copper oxide surface reaction

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