Shape of the GaInAs/InP Multiquantum Well Potential Observed by Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

Abstract
Under an ultrahigh vacuum (UHV) environment, a cross-sectional observation of a non-doped n-Ga0.47In0.53As/InP multiquantum well (MQW) structure was performed using scanning tunneling microscopy (STM). The STM image of the non-doped MQW structure was compared with the STM image of a highly-doped n-GaInAs/InP MQW structure. As a result, it has become clear that the STM images of the MQW structures reflect the shape of the MQW potential which varies with the doping concentration.