Célula de pressão biaxial e aplicações em filmes semicondutores

Orientador: Fernando IikawaDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Fisica Gleb WataghinResumo: Neste trabalho, foi projetado e construído um dispositivo,denominado célula de pressão biaxial, onde é possível aplicar tração biaxial em filmes epitaxiais, em particular, semicondutores. Este sistema foi adaptado a um criostato de imersão com bobina supercondutora, que aplica campos de até 15 T, permitindo-nos o estudo de propriedades ópticas, magneto-ópticas e de magneto-transporte, a baixas temperaturas. A tensão máxima obtida foi de aproximadamente 3 kbar em filmes de GaAs. A tração biaxial acarreta mudança na estrutura eletrônica dos materiais, influenciando suas propriedades ópticas e elétricas. A célula de pressão foi utilizada no estudo de dois sistemas: poços quânticos de dopagem modulada GaAs/InGaP, por fotoluminescência, e magneto-éxcitons em InP-bulk, por magneto-fotoluminescência, demonstrando ser uma ferramenta complementar no estudo de filmes semicondutores. Neste trabalho, foi projetado e construído um dispositivo, denominado célula de pressão biaxial, onde é possível aplicar tração biaxial em filmes epitaxiais, em particular, semicondutores. Este sistema foi adaptado a um criostato de imersão com bobina supercondutora, que aplica campos de até 15 T, permitindo-nos o estudo de propriedades ópticas, magneto-ópticas e de magneto-transporte, a baixas temperaturas. A tensão máxima obtida foi de aproximadamente 3 kbar em filmes de GaAs. A tração biaxial acarreta mudança na estrutura eletrônica dos materiais, influenciando suas propriedades ópticas e elétricas. A célula de pressão foi utilizada no estudo de dois sistemas: poços quânticos de dopagem modulada GaAs/InGaP, por fotoluminescência, e magneto-éxcitons em InP-bulk, por magneto-fotoluminescência, demonstrando ser uma ferramenta complementar no estudo de filmes semicondutoresAbstract: We had developed an apparatus, a biaxial pressure cell, which applies biaxial tensile strain in epitaxials semiconductor films. This system was customized to an immersion superconductor magneto-cryostat, which applies magnetic fields up to 15 T. It is a powerfull tool to the study the optical, magneto-optical and magneto-transport properties in the presence of a biaxial strain at low temperatures. The maximum tensile strain obtained was 3 kbar on GaAs films. This biaxial tensile strain is enough to change the electronic structure of materials, influencing its optical and transport properties. The pressure cell was used for studying modulation-doped GaAs/InGaP quantum wells by photoluminescence and magneto-excitons in InP-bulk by magneto-photoluminescence. It has been demonstrated that this pressure cell is an important tool to study the properties of semiconductors filmsMestradoFísicaMestre em Físic

Evaluation of microscale crystallinity modification induced by laser writing on Mn3O4 thin films

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