Coexistence of type-I and type-II band alignment in Ga(Sb,P)/GaP heterostructures with pseudomorphic self-assembled quantum dots
D. S. Abramkin+, V. T. Shamirzaev* M. A. Putyato+, A. K. Gutakovskii+, T. S. Shamirzaev+×
+Rzhanov Institute of Semiconductor Physics SB of the RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
*Novosibirsk State Technical University, 630092 Novosibirsk, Russia
× Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
Abstract
Band alignment of heterostructures with pseudomorphic
GaSb1-xPx/GaP self-assembled quantum dots (SAQDs) lying
on wetting layer was studied. Coexistence of type-I and type-II
band alignment was found within the same heterostructure. Wetting
layer has band alignment of type-I with the lowest electronic
state belonging to the XXY valley of GaSb1-xPx
conduction band, in contrast to SAQDs, which have band alignment
of type-II, independently of the ternary alloy composition x. It
is shown that type-I - type-II transition is a result of GaP
matrix deformation around the SAQD.