Surface passivation of GaAs nanowires by the atomic layer deposition of AlN


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Abstract

It is shown that the atomic layer deposition of thin AlN layers can be used to passivate the surface states of GaAs nanowires synthesized by molecular-beam epitaxy. Studies of the optical properties of samples by low-temperature photoluminescence measurements shows that the photoluminescence-signal intensity can be increased by a factor of up to five by passivating the nanowires with a 25-Å-thick AlN layer.

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I. V. Shtrom

Ioffe Physical–Technical Institute; St. Petersburg National Research Academic University—Nanotechnology Research and Education Center; Institute of Analytical Instrumentation

Author for correspondence.
Email: igorstrohm@mail.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 194021; St. Petersburg, 194021; St. Petersburg, 190103

A. D. Bouravleuv

Ioffe Physical–Technical Institute; St. Petersburg National Research Academic University—Nanotechnology Research and Education Center; Institute of Analytical Instrumentation

Email: igorstrohm@mail.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 194021; St. Petersburg, 194021; St. Petersburg, 190103

Yu. B. Samsonenko

St. Petersburg National Research Academic University—Nanotechnology Research and Education Center; Institute of Analytical Instrumentation; St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics, and Optics

Email: igorstrohm@mail.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 194021; St. Petersburg, 190103; St. Petersburg, 197101

A. I. Khrebtov

St. Petersburg National Research Academic University—Nanotechnology Research and Education Center; St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics, and Optics

Email: igorstrohm@mail.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 194021; St. Petersburg, 197101

I. P. Soshnikov

Ioffe Physical–Technical Institute; St. Petersburg National Research Academic University—Nanotechnology Research and Education Center; Institute of Analytical Instrumentation

Email: igorstrohm@mail.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 194021; St. Petersburg, 194021; St. Petersburg, 190103

R. R. Reznik

St. Petersburg National Research Academic University—Nanotechnology Research and Education Center; St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics, and Optics; St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University

Email: igorstrohm@mail.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 194021; St. Petersburg, 197101; St. Petersburg, 195251

G. E. Cirlin

St. Petersburg National Research Academic University—Nanotechnology Research and Education Center; Institute of Analytical Instrumentation; St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics, and Optics

Email: igorstrohm@mail.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 194021; St. Petersburg, 190103; St. Petersburg, 197101

V. Dhaka

Aalto University

Email: igorstrohm@mail.ru
Finland, Espoo, FI-00076

A. Perros

Aalto University

Email: igorstrohm@mail.ru
Finland, Espoo, FI-00076

H. Lipsanen

Aalto University

Email: igorstrohm@mail.ru
Finland, Espoo, FI-00076


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