In this work, low-dimensional heterostructures based on GaAs nanowires are investigated. The nanowires are synthesized by means of Molecular Beam Epitaxy in a process avoiding the use of external catalyst materials. Growth of axial heterostructures formed by segments of InGaAs material is investigated and the optical properties of such nanowires are studied with micro-photoluminescence spectroscopy. Another type of axial heterostructure characterized by a change in crystal symmetry from cubic zinc-blende to hexagonal wurtzite structure can statistically form in GaAs nanowires. A new method is used in order to characterize such structures by correlation of Transmission Electron Microscopy and micro-photoluminescence spectroscopy. This method allows estimation of the band-gap of wurtzite GaAs and the band-offsets between the two phases.
«In this work, low-dimensional heterostructures based on GaAs nanowires are investigated. The nanowires are synthesized by means of Molecular Beam Epitaxy in a process avoiding the use of external catalyst materials. Growth of axial heterostructures formed by segments of InGaAs material is investigated and the optical properties of such nanowires are studied with micro-photoluminescence spectroscopy. Another type of axial heterostructure characterized by a change in crystal symmetry from cubic z...
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