Growth of GaAs1–xBix/GaAs multi‐quantum wells by molecular beam epitaxy

GaAs1–xBix/GaAs multi-quantum well (MQW) structures were grown for the first time by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). Successful growth of MQWs was demonstrated by observing clear satellite peaks in high-resolution X-ray diffraction (HR-XRD) measurements. Photoluminescence (PL) emission at room temperature (RT) was observed from the MQWs. The peak energy of RT PL emitted from GaAs0.948Bi0.052/GaAs MQWs increased with decreasing thickness of the well layer, which implies quantum size effect. The MQW structures were thermally stable even after annealing up to 800 °C, and the PL emission was observed even after annealing up to 600 °C. (© 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)