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Self-assembled ErAs islands in GaAs: Growth and subpicosecond carrier dynamics

We report the growth of self-assembled ErAs islands embedded in GaAs by molecular beam epitaxy. The nucleation of ErAs on GaAs occurs in an island growth mode leading to spontaneous formation of nanometer-sized islands. Several layers of ErAs islands separated by GaAs can be stacked on top of each other to form a superlattice. X-ray diffraction shows superlattice fringes from such samples. Pump–probe measurements indicate carrier capture times as short as 120 fs. These capture times are strongly correlated with the period of the superlattice.

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