Quantitative analysis of compositional changes in InGaAs∕InGaAsP quantum wells on GaAs induced by intermixing with a low temperature grown InGaP cap layer

Energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy was used to analyze quantum well intermixing between an InGaAs quantum well (QW) and InGaAsP barriers grown on GaAs induced by a low temperature, molecular beam epitaxy grown, InGaP cap. This cap layer produces an enhanced blueshift of the photoluminescence (PL) wavelength following postgrowth annealing, and degradation of the PL signal. Cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy reveals modification …