Abstract
The growth of strained GaSb/GaAs quantum wells has been attempted for the first time (7% lattice mismatch), with the antimonide layers being constrained to take on the GaAs lattice parameter in the interface plane. The critical thickness for pseudomorphic growth of the strained layer was about 15 Å, with further growth resulting in islands of GaSb crystallites over the wafer surface. Photoluminescence spectra and photoconductivity from both single and double wells showed a strong signal at approximately 1.3 eV, identified as a Γ point transition. This was not consistent with band structure calculations for a GaSb/GaAs well, suggesting an error in the estimation of the band offsets and/or As incorporation in the strained layer.
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