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Optical bleaching phenomenon in indirect semiconductors

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20K05368
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 30020:Optical engineering and photon science-related
Research InstitutionWaseda University

Principal Investigator

JIA Junjun  早稲田大学, 理工学術院, 准教授 (80646737)

Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Keywords光ブリーチング / 間接遷移 / 直接遷移 / フェルミーディラック分布関数 / ホットキャリア / 時間分解測定 / 過渡透過率 / 過渡反射率 / 谷間散乱 / 間接遷移型 / 光励起 / Pump-probe測定 / フェルミ‐ディラック分布関数 / ホット電子 / 電子-フォノン結合定数 / 光ブリーチング現象 / Pump-Probe法 / 電子ーホール再結合 / 過渡透過・反射測定 / 間接遷移型半導体 / ホットエレクトロン / 電子フォノン相互作用 / 材料設計
Outline of Research at the Start

非線形光学効果により物質の吸収係数が減少する光ブリーチング現象が知られているが、本研究では、間接遷移型化合物半導体における光ブリーチング現象を注目し、光ブリーチング現象と諸物性(励起寿命等)との未知な関係を解明する。将来の通信波長帯への応用を踏まえ、間接バンドギャプ1.0 eV以下の間接遷移型化合物半導体材料に着目して研究する。スパッタ法及びMBE法でこれらの薄膜を合成し、ピコ秒時間分解の非線形光学測定により、ホット電子の寿命及び電子‐正孔再結合寿命を評価するとともに、陽電子消滅法と第一原理計算の併用による欠陥構造の評価を行い、間接遷移型半導体における光ブリーチングの物理機構に迫る。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The optical bleaching due to the intensive laser irradiation was investigated in the direct and indirect bandgap semiconductors in this study. After massive excitation, the photoexcited electrons are firstly thermalized in the conduction band. Our experimental results show that the occupation probability of thermalized electrons in the conduction band can be explained by a hot Fermi-Dirac distribution. Such electron occupation also causes the increase of transient transmission, namely optical bleaching. The epitaxial Ge film with indirect band gap has a longer optical bleaching time than the epitaxial InN film with direct band gap. Likewise, the Drude-like response due to the collective motion of thermalized carriers causes the increase in transient reflectivity. Out results open a new way for designing ultrafast optical switching devices in communication applications.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

半導体材料における光ブリーチング現象を利用して、光通信分野における超高速光スイッチング制御への研究例はない。この研究の学術的意義として、直接遷移型や間接遷移型半導体における光誘起ブリーチング現象を実験的に調べたうえで、光誘起ブリーチングの物性モデルを提案した。本研究によって、光誘起ブリーチング材料の創出に関する基礎的な知見が得られたものと思われる。有望な半導体材料を見出せれば、光通信波長帯に超高速光制御ができ、ひいては光ダイオードなど新規光デバイスの発展が期待できる。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (11 results)

All 2022 2021 2020

All Journal Article (4 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 4 results) Presentation (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Invited: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Revealing the simultaneous increase in transient transmission and reflectivity in InN2022

    • Author(s)
      Jia Junjun、Yagi Takashi、Mizutani Mari、Yamada Naoomi、Makimoto Toshiki
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Applied Physics

      Volume: 132 Issue: 16 Pages: 165702-165702

    • DOI

      10.1063/5.0114290

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Origin of Enhanced Electromechanical Coupling in (Yb,Al)N Nitride Alloys2021

    • Author(s)
      Jia Junjun、Yanagitani Takahiko
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review Applied

      Volume: 16 Issue: 4 Pages: 044009-044009

    • DOI

      10.1103/physrevapplied.16.044009

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Temporal Evolution of Microscopic Structure and Functionality during Crystallization of Amorphous Indium-Based Oxide Films2021

    • Author(s)
      Jia Junjun、Iwasaki Shimpei、Yamamoto Shingo、Nakamura Shin-ichi、Magome Eisuke、Okajima Toshihiro、Shigesato Yuzo
    • Journal Title

      ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

      Volume: 13 Issue: 27 Pages: 31825-31834

    • DOI

      10.1021/acsami.1c05706

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] p-type conduction mechanism in continuously varied non-stoichiometric SnOx thin films deposited by reactive sputtering with the impedance control2020

    • Author(s)
      Junjun Jia, Takumi Sugane, Shin-ichi Nakamura, and Yuzo Shigesato
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Applied Physics

      Volume: 127 Issue: 18 Pages: 185703-185703

    • DOI

      10.1063/5.0005953

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] InNにおける光誘起ブリーチング現象の機序2022

    • Author(s)
      賈軍軍, 八木貴志, 水谷真梨, 山田直臣, 牧本俊樹
    • Organizer
      第83回 応用物理学会秋季学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Modelling structural evolution of In2O3-based amorphous films during annealing2022

    • Author(s)
      Junjun Jia, Toshihiro Okajima, Yuzo Shigesato
    • Organizer
      8th International Symposium on Transparent Conductive Materials & 12th International Symposium on Transparent Oxide and Related Materials for Electronics and Optics
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] n-type and p-type SnOx thin films deposited by reactive sputtering2021

    • Author(s)
      Y. Kim, T. Sugane, J. Jia, M. Kashiwagi, Y. Oguchi, and Y. Shigesato
    • Organizer
      The Material Research Meeting 2021 (MRM2021)
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Crystallization of In2O3-based Amorphous Thin Films and Its Influence on Electrical Properties2021

    • Author(s)
      J. Jia, S. Iwasaki, S. Nakamura, T. Okajima, and Y. Shigesato
    • Organizer
      The Material Research Meeting 2021 (MRM2021)
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Conduction mechanism and Defect/Electronic Structures in Sputtered SnOx thin films2021

    • Author(s)
      Junjun Jia, Yuzo Shigesato
    • Organizer
      第30回日本MRS年次大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Investigation of optical bleaching effect in InN-based films2020

    • Author(s)
      Junjun Jia, Takashi Yagi, Taiki Ito, Toshiki Makimoto
    • Organizer
      The 2020 MRS Spring/Fall Meeting
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 反応性スパッタによるSnOx薄膜のキャリアの発生源と伝導機構 (受賞講演)2020

    • Author(s)
      賈 軍軍,数金 拓巳,中村 新一,岡島 敏浩, 重里 有三
    • Organizer
      2021年 第68回 応用物理学会 春季学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report

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Published: 2020-04-28   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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