Abstract
Microcavities with InGaN quantum wells or GaN-based quantum dots as active medium are building blocks of electrically-driven, low-threshold surface-emitting lasers or single photon emitters in the visible-to-UV spectral range. In this chapter, we highlight essential developments in epitaxial growth techniques of such nitride-based microcavities and their active regions. Modern analytical techniques for structural and optical characterization of these complex heterostructures as presented in this chapter are essential to solve remaining challenges.
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The slip directions are denoted by the \( {<}11\bar{2}3{>} \) directions. This slip occurs on the \( \{ 11\bar{2}2\} \) planes.
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For other thicknesses, In concentration or MC designs this number may vary.
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We gratefully acknowledge the German Research Foundation (DFG) for financial support within the Research Instrumentation Program INST 272/148-1 and the Collaborative Research Center SFB 787 “Semiconductor Nanophotonics: Materials, Models, Devices”.
Many thanks to Silke Petzold (University of Magdeburg) for her work regarding the specimen preparation.
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Schmidt, G. et al. (2020). Nitride Microcavities and Single Quantum Dots for Classical and Non-classical Light Emitters. In: Kneissl, M., Knorr, A., Reitzenstein, S., Hoffmann, A. (eds) Semiconductor Nanophotonics. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences, vol 194. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35656-9_12
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