Applied Surface Science, Vol.359, 676-678, 2015
Effect of doping on the morphology of GaSb/GaAs nanostructures for solar cells
The effect of the introduction of dopants on the morphology of GaSb/GaAs nanostructures is analyzed by HAADF-STEM.(1) Our results show the presence of well-developed GaSb QRs(2) in both p-doped and n-doped heterostructures. However, in the undoped sample grown under the same conditions such well-developed QRs have not been observed. We found that p-doping with Be stimulates the formation of QRs, whereas n-doping with Te results in the formation of GaSb nanocups. Therefore, the introduction of dopants in the growth of GaSb nanostructures has a significant effect on their morphology. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.