Enhanced optical absorption due to E+-related band transition in GaAs:N δ-doped superlattices

Shuhei Yagi; Shunsuke Noguchi; Yasuto Hijikata; Shigeyuki Kuboya; Kentaro Onabe; Yoshitaka Okada; Hiroyuki Yaguchi

doi:10.7567/APEX.7.102301

Enhanced optical absorption due to E₊-related band transition in GaAs:N δ-doped superlattices

Shuhei Yagi, Shunsuke Noguchi, Yasuto Hijikata, Shigeyuki Kuboya, Kentaro Onabe, Yoshitaka Okada, Hiroyuki Yaguchi

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The photoabsorption characteristics of GaAs:N δ-doped superlattices (SLs) are investigated. Periodic insertion of N δ-doped layers into GaAs induces the formation of conduction subbands E₊ and E_-, and each conduction subband forms SL minibands with the GaAs conduction band between the δ-doped layers. In addition to an optical absorption related to the E_- band, an abrupt absorption edge originating from the electron transition between the valence band and an E₊-related miniband is observed at 1.6eV in a photoluminescence excitation (PLE) spectrum, indicating that GaAs:N δ-doped SLs are promising candidates for the absorber of intermediate-band solar cells.

Original language	English
Article number	102301
Journal	Applied Physics Express
Volume	7
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.7567/APEX.7.102301
Publication status	Published - 2014 Oct 1

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