SWIR-LWIR Photoluminescence from Sb-based Epilayers Grown on GaAs Substrates by using MBE

Abstract

Utilizing Sb-based bulk epilayers on large-scale low-cost substrates such as GaAs for fabricating infrared (IR) photodetectors is presently attracting significant attention worldwide. For this study, three sample series of GaAsxSb1-x, In1-xGaxSb, and InAsxSb1-x with different compositions were grown on semi-insulating GaAs substrates by using molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) and appropriate InAs quantum dots (QDs) as a defect-reduction buffer layer. Photoluminescence (PL) signals from these samples were observed over a wide IR wavelength range from 2 m to 12 m in agreement with the expected bandgap, including bowing effects. In particular, interband PL signals from InAsxSb1-x and In1-xGaxSb samples even at room temperature show promising potential for IR photodetector applications.