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Studies of the photonic and optical-frequency phonon properties of arrays of selectively grown micropyramids

Studies of the photonic and optical-frequency phonon properties of arrays of selectively grown micropyramids
Studies of the photonic and optical-frequency phonon properties of arrays of selectively grown micropyramids
An array of GaN micropyramids containing a near-surface InxGa1?xN/GaN single quantum well has been fabricated using selective area epitaxial overgrowth above a patterned silica mask. The pyramid array has been studied by means of angle-resolved reflection measurements using s- and p-polarized incident light in the near- and mid-infrared optical ranges. We have found that the periodic array of flat-topped pyramids shows marked resonances in the near-infrared optical range due to resonant Bloch modes within the extraction cone and that the angular dispersion of these modes exhibits strong photonic crystal characteristics. The experimental results are in good agreement with the photonic band structure calculated using a scattering matrix formalism. The mid-infrared optical anisotropy properties of the micropyramids were investigated to probe the infrared active phonons of the pyramid array. The A1?LO? phonon of the InxGa1?xN/GaN single quantum well was identified and the InN mole fraction was estimated from the mode behavior.
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Coquillat, D
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Le Vassor d’Yerville, M
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Martin, R. W.
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Chong, H. M. H.
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De La Rue, R. M.
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Liu, C
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Watson, I. M.
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Martin, R. W.
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Chong, H. M. H.
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De La Rue, R. M.
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Coquillat, D, Le Vassor d’Yerville, M, Kazan, M, Liu, C, Watson, I. M., Edwards, P. R., Martin, R. W., Chong, H. M. H. and De La Rue, R. M. (2008) Studies of the photonic and optical-frequency phonon properties of arrays of selectively grown micropyramids. Journal of Applied Physics, 103, 044910-1.

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An array of GaN micropyramids containing a near-surface InxGa1?xN/GaN single quantum well has been fabricated using selective area epitaxial overgrowth above a patterned silica mask. The pyramid array has been studied by means of angle-resolved reflection measurements using s- and p-polarized incident light in the near- and mid-infrared optical ranges. We have found that the periodic array of flat-topped pyramids shows marked resonances in the near-infrared optical range due to resonant Bloch modes within the extraction cone and that the angular dispersion of these modes exhibits strong photonic crystal characteristics. The experimental results are in good agreement with the photonic band structure calculated using a scattering matrix formalism. The mid-infrared optical anisotropy properties of the micropyramids were investigated to probe the infrared active phonons of the pyramid array. The A1?LO? phonon of the InxGa1?xN/GaN single quantum well was identified and the InN mole fraction was estimated from the mode behavior.

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Published date: 2008
Organisations: Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology

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Local EPrints ID: 271016
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/271016
ISSN: 0021-8979
PURE UUID: 65dba21f-5175-4525-b82c-ee4c2feb4034
ORCID for H. M. H. Chong: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7110-5761

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Date deposited: 06 May 2010 18:12
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:30

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Author: D Coquillat
Author: M Le Vassor d’Yerville
Author: M Kazan
Author: C Liu
Author: I. M. Watson
Author: P. R. Edwards
Author: R. W. Martin
Author: H. M. H. Chong ORCID iD
Author: R. M. De La Rue

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