Abstract
We present the first investigation of Shubnikov-de Haas (SdH) oscillations of two-dimensional electron gas formed in an InAsN/InGaAs single quantum well (QW) grown on an InP substrate using gas source molecular beam epitaxy and a radio-frequency (rf) plasma nitrogen source. The photoluminescence (PL) peak energy of the InAsN/InGaAs QW decreases compared with that of InAs/InGaAs QW. This agrees with the bowing effect due to the incorporation of nitrogen atoms. The nitrogen content can be estimated to be 0.4% using the PL peak positions as well as x-ray diffraction. From the SdH oscillations, the carrier concentration is 2.85 × 1011 cm-2 and the effective mass is 0.1 ± 0.01 m0. The enhancement of the effective mass is mainly due to the incorporation of the nitrogen atoms in the InAs lattice, which is consistent with a recent study on InAsN bulk alloys. The large increase of the effective mass cannot be explained by the simple band anticrossing model. In addition, we observe a temperature-independent magnetoresistivity at a critical magnetic field. Our analysis supports the fact that the value of the critical exponent in the quantum Hall effect is not universal.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 999-1003 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Semiconductor Science and Technology |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 9 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2002 Sept |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Materials Chemistry