• Acta Photonica Sinica
  • Vol. 53, Issue 1, 0114001 (2024)
Tianjiang HE1,2, Suping LIU1,*, Wei LI1, Nan LIN1,2..., Cong XIONG1 and Xiaoyu MA1,2|Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1National Engineering Research Center for Optoelectronic Devices,Institute of Semiconductors,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100083,China
  • 2College of Materials Science and Optoelectronics,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100049,China
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    DOI: 10.3788/gzxb20245301.0114001 Cite this Article
    Tianjiang HE, Suping LIU, Wei LI, Nan LIN, Cong XIONG, Xiaoyu MA. Study on Quantum Well Intermixing Induced by Zn Impurities in GaInP/AlGaInP Red Semiconductor Lasers[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2024, 53(1): 0114001 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic diagram of Zn diffusion mechanism in GaAs
    Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of Zn diffusion mechanism in GaAs
    Diffusion of Zn in GaAs under the condition of 680 ℃ and 30 min
    Fig. 2. Diffusion of Zn in GaAs under the condition of 680 ℃ and 30 min
    Diffusion of Zn in InP under the condition of 680 ℃ and 30 min
    Fig. 3. Diffusion of Zn in InP under the condition of 680 ℃ and 30 min
    Thermal stress generated during annealing of epitaxial wafers with ZnO dielectric layer
    Fig. 4. Thermal stress generated during annealing of epitaxial wafers with ZnO dielectric layer
    Thermal stress generated during annealing of epitaxial wafers with ZnO/SiO2 and ZnO/Si3N4 dielectric layers
    Fig. 5. Thermal stress generated during annealing of epitaxial wafers with ZnO/SiO2 and ZnO/Si3N4 dielectric layers
    Thermal stress values generated during annealing of epitaxial wafers with ZnO,ZnO/SiO2,and ZnO/Si3N4 dielectric layers
    Fig. 6. Thermal stress values generated during annealing of epitaxial wafers with ZnO,ZnO/SiO2,and ZnO/Si3N4 dielectric layers
    Schematic diagram of semiconductor laser device structure with epitaxial structure information and photoluminescence spectrum of the original epitaxial wafer
    Fig. 7. Schematic diagram of semiconductor laser device structure with epitaxial structure information and photoluminescence spectrum of the original epitaxial wafer
    Schematic diagram of Zn diffusion for the fabrication of non-absorbing window
    Fig. 8. Schematic diagram of Zn diffusion for the fabrication of non-absorbing window
    Blue shift at various temperatures in ZnO-covered and ZnO-uncovered regions
    Fig. 9. Blue shift at various temperatures in ZnO-covered and ZnO-uncovered regions
    PL spectrum of sample under annealing conditions of 650 ℃ and 30 min
    Fig. 10. PL spectrum of sample under annealing conditions of 650 ℃ and 30 min
    PL spectrums of sample after different temperature treatments
    Fig. 11. PL spectrums of sample after different temperature treatments
    Diagram of dielectric film cracking caused by excessive stress
    Fig. 12. Diagram of dielectric film cracking caused by excessive stress
    Peak wavelengths of sample 3 after different temperature treatments
    Fig. 13. Peak wavelengths of sample 3 after different temperature treatments
    PL spectrums of sample 3 after 1~3 cycles of annealing at 620 ℃ in 30 min
    Fig. 14. PL spectrums of sample 3 after 1~3 cycles of annealing at 620 ℃ in 30 min
    EDS maps of annealed sample 1 and sample 3
    Fig. 15. EDS maps of annealed sample 1 and sample 3
    Composition concentration of quantum well after Al diffusion at different distances
    Fig. 16. Composition concentration of quantum well after Al diffusion at different distances
    Simulation results of the material gain spectral peaks with the changes of Al composition
    Fig. 17. Simulation results of the material gain spectral peaks with the changes of Al composition
    MaterialSubstituent atomFormation energy/eV
    AlGaAsΔHf(Zn-Al)-1.821
    ΔHf(Zn-Ga)0.009 1
    ΔHf(Zn-As)2.361
    GaInPΔHf(Zn-Ga)-0.593
    ΔHf(Zn-In)0.372
    ΔHf(Zn-P)2.347
    Table 1. The defect formation energy when Zn replaces each atom in AlGaAs and GaInP materials
    Temperature/℃Anneal time/hPeak of PL spectrum/nmAmount of blue shift/nm
    5209624.10.9
    5509623.61.4
    5809600.224.8
    6201457550
    Table 2. The peaks of PL spectrums and amount of blue shift under long-term annealing conditions
    Tianjiang HE, Suping LIU, Wei LI, Nan LIN, Cong XIONG, Xiaoyu MA. Study on Quantum Well Intermixing Induced by Zn Impurities in GaInP/AlGaInP Red Semiconductor Lasers[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2024, 53(1): 0114001
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