Enhanced luminescence from catalyst-free grown InP nanowires

Marco Mattila, Teppo Hakkarainen, Harri Lipsanen, Hua Jiang, Esko Kauppinen

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Abstract

The surface effects in the optical properties of catalyst-free grown InP nanowires are investigated. Both as-grown nanowires and nanowires treated with hydrofluoric acid are studied using low- and room-temperature continuous-wave and time-resolved photoluminescence measurements and transmission electron microscopy. It is shown that the room-temperature photoluminescence intensity is increased by two orders of magnitude after the surface treatment, and that there is also a significant increase in the double-exponential photoluminescence decay time.
Original languageEnglish
Article number033101
Pages (from-to)1-3
Number of pages3
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume90
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007
MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

Keywords

  • catalyst-free growth
  • InP
  • luminescence
  • MOVPE
  • nanowire

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