Near-field magnetophotoluminescence spectroscopy of composition fluctuations in InGaAsN.
The localization of excitons on quantum-dot-like compositional fluctuations has been observed in temperature-dependent near-field magnetophotoluminescence spectra of InGaAsN. Localization is driven by the giant bowing parameter of these alloys and manifests itself by the appearance of ultranarrow lines (half-width <1 meV) at temperatures below 70 K. We show how near-field optical scanning microscopy can be used for the estimation of the size, density, and nitrogen excess of individual compositional fluctuations (clusters), thus revealing random versus phase-separation effects in the distribution of nitrogen.
Mintairov
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EE Department, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA.
Kosel
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Merz
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Blagnov
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Vlasov
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Ustinov
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Cook
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