ISSN:
1077-3118
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
The conduction-band discontinuity (ΔEc ) and the band-gap offset (ΔEgh) of InxGa1−xAs/GaAs multiple quantum wells grown on GaAs substrates by molecular beam epitaxy are investigated for 0〈x〈0.3. The band gap of strained InxGa1−xAs , determined from the excitonic transition of room-temperature transmission spectra, is found to be linearly dependent on x and is in good agreement with the calculated values. The band-gap offset is found to be ΔEgh =1.15x eV. The conduction-band offset, compiled from published data, is ΔEc =0.75x eV, and thus (ΔEc /ΔEgh)=0.65 independent of x.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.101649