Carrier dynamics in InP nanopillar arrays fabricated by low-damage etching

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Naureen, S.
Shahid, N.
Gustafsson, A.
Liuolia, V.
Marcinkevičius, S.
Anand, S.

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American Institute of Physics (AIP)

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We present a comprehensive characterization of the optical quality of InP nanopillars (NPs) fabricated by a top down approach using micro-photoluminescence (μ-PL), time-resolved PL, and cathodoluminescence (CL). A lattice matched InGaAs layer provided beneath the 1 μm tall NPs functions as a “detector” in CL for monitoring carrier diffusion in InP NP. Carrier feeding to the InGaAs layer indicated by a double exponential PL decay is confirmed through CL mapping. Carrier lifetimes of over 1 ns and the appreciably long diffusion lengths (400–700 nm) in the InP NPs indicate very low surface damage making them attractive for optoelectronic applications.

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Applied Physics Letters

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