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In this work, we have calculated analytically the energy spectra of electrons and holes in V-grooves quantum wires. To modify wire structure, we have used the equations which suggested in the work of Inoshita et al. We introduce a new effective potential scheme which is applicable and matchable with actual interface geometry of this groove of ridge quantum wires. By applying this effective potential and considering a suitable transformed coordinate that allows the decoupling of the two-dimensional wave functions, we have calculated eigen values of the charge carriers in three states as well as the wave functions. We found that by increasing the curvature at the top of quantum wire the energy eigen value decreases. Our results are in good agreement with the earlier investigations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The properties of InGaAsN V-groove QWRs are assessed here by polarization-dependent photoluminescence (PL) and micro-magneto-PL. Both the polarization anisotropy of the QWR emission and the strong dependence of the diamagnetic shift on the orientation of the applied magnetic field confirm the 1D nature of the QWR excitons. Further, the possibility of passivating N impurities by H irradiation is used to estimate the N content ( x) in the QWRs by turning off the effects of N incorporation. Both the H-induced blueshift of the QWR emission (70 meV) and the measured value of the electron effective mass are consistent with x ∼1%. Nitrogen is also found to enhance the In intake in the QWR, likely due to the strain reduction resulting from the smaller lattice parameter of the InGaAsN alloy. Such strain reduction is also responsible for the quick decay of the degree of linear polarization (ρ) of the QWR emission with increasing temperature, indicating a small splitting between the QWR valence-band levels. In fully hydrogenated samples, conversely, ρ remains roughly constant up to ∼240 K, suggesting the recovery of a larger energy separation between the QWR hole states upon N passivation. (© 2013 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]