“…Moreover, they exhibit a large offset of up to 450 meV between the conduction bands of the GaAs 1 À x N x (In y Ga 1 À y As 1 À x N x ) layers and the GaAs barrier [1,2]. Therefore, these alloys can potentially be used in long-wavelength optoelectronic devices such as laser diodes operating at high temperature for fiber optic communications at 1.3 and 1.55 mm [3,4]. Much work has been done [5][6][7] on the epitaxial growth and characterization of GaAs 1 À x N x and In yGa 1 À y As 1 À x N x alloys in order to control their optical bandgap and electrical properties by manipulating the alloy composition (In and N content).…”