Optical Properties of Strained Wurtzite Gallium Phosphide Nanowires
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Greil, J.Assali, S.

Isono, Y.
Belabbes, Abderrezak
Bechstedt, F.

Valega Mackenzie, F. O.
Silov, A. Yu.
Bakkers, E. P. A. M.
Haverkort, J. E. M.
KAUST Department
Materials Science and Engineering ProgramDate
2016-06-08Permanent link to this record
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Wurtzite gallium phosphide (WZ GaP) has been predicted to exhibit a direct bandgap in the green spectral range. Optical transitions, however, are only weakly allowed by the symmetry of the bands. While efficient luminescence has been experimentally shown, the nature of the transitions is not yet clear. Here we apply tensile strain up to 6% and investigate the evolution of the photoluminescence (PL) spectrum of WZ GaP nanowires (NWs). The pressure and polarization dependence of the emission together with a theoretical analysis of strain effects is employed to establish the nature and symmetry of the transitions. We identify the emission lines to be related to localized states with significant admixture of Γ7c symmetry and not exclusively related to the Γ8c conduction band minimum (CBM). The results emphasize the importance of strongly bound state-related emission in the pseudodirect semiconductor WZ GaP and contribute significantly to the understanding of the optoelectronic properties of this novel material.Citation
Optical Properties of Strained Wurtzite Gallium Phosphide Nanowires 2016, 16 (6):3703 Nano LettersSponsors
J.G. acknowledges funding by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF): Proj. No. J3540-N30. This work was supported by the Dutch Organization for Scientific Research (NWO-VICI 700.10.441).Publisher
American Chemical Society (ACS)Journal
Nano LettersISSN
1530-69841530-6992
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27175743Additional Links
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b01038ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b01038
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