The high-resolution scanning electron microscopy (HRSEM) image showed that selfassembled ZnSe small quantum dots (QDs) and large nanodots with a pyramid shape were formed in the Cl-doped ZnSe epilayers grown on GaAs (100) substrates. The formation of the ZnSe QDs was attributed to three-dimensional growth controlled by distribution of the impurities in the Cldoped ZnSe epilayrs. Cathodoluminescence (CL) measurements at room temperature revealed the emission peak at 3.1 eV corresponding to the blue shift approximately 400 meV from the near band edge emission of 2.7 eV in the bulk ZnSe. The blue shifted CL peak indicates the quantum confinement effect resulting from the formation of the ZnSe QDs in the Cl-doped ZnSe thin film. While the peak position of the donor-acceptor pair emission shifted to higher energies with decreasing temperature, the band-edge emission peak for the QDs did not significantly change.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.