InP ; c ß f Ä X N ˶ ¥c Ü R GaP x Sb 1−x 8 ý O © X N Ëc Ç
9
+ ä ] 8 ; · »¦ P ∗
â
l @ / < Æ § Ó ü t o < Æõ , Ã º" é ¶ 440-760 (2009¸ 3 Z 4 10{ 9 ~ Ã Î6 £ §)
:
r 7 Hë H \ " f H " é ¶ o½ + ËÓ ü t ì ø Í ¸^ GaP
xSb
1−x_ D ¥ ½ + Ë0 l x ¸q \ É r \ -t ½ × ¼ ½ ¨ ¸ o\ ¦ # 3 6 x
&
h x 9 ] X ½ + Ë (UTB: universal tight binding) ~ ½ ÓZ O ` ¦ s 6 x # ½ ¨ % i . ^ 0 l x ¸\ É r(0 ≤ x ≤ 1) Å
Òכ ¹ @ /g A& h (Γ, L, X)_ ½ × ¼Ì s o H : r ¸ 300 K\ " f 0.73 ≤ E(Γ) ≤ 2.88 (eV), 1.17 ≤ E(L) ≤ 2.72 (eV), 1.72 ≤ E(X) ≤ 2.16 (eV) s % 3 . GaP
xSb
1−x H x < 0.56 t H E(Γ) \ _ ô Ç f ] X ½ × ¼Ì ss
%
3 x > 0.56\ " f H E(X) \ _ ô Ç ç ß ] X ½ × ¼Ì se ` ¦ · ú à º e % 3 . GaP
xSb
1−xü < InP H D ¥ ½ + Ë0 l x ¸ x = 0.35 \ " f ½ + ËU ´s 2.541 ˚ A(< Ê É r, © Ã º 5.868 ˚ A) Ü ¼ Ð & ñ ½ + Ër ~ ´ Ã º e . & ñ ½ + Ë ) a GaP
0.35Sb
0.65ü < InP_ â > \ " f_ { ¸á Ô! Ó õ ¸{ ¸á Ô! Ó > í ß õ H 0.22 eV ü < 0.12 eV s % 3 .
PACS numbers: 71.22.+i, 71.20.Nr
Keywords: GaP
xSb
1−x, ½ × ¼& ñ § > =, { ¸á Ô! Ó , ¸{ ¸á Ô! Ó
I. " e  ] Ø
III-V " é ¶( " é ¶ < Ê É r " é ¶) o½ + ËÓ ü t ì ø Í ¸^ H D ¥ ½ + Ë $ í ì r s
0 l x ¸\ 0 A& h Ü ¼ Ð & h : £ ¤$ í ` ¦ ¸] X ½ + É Ã º e
H @ /é ß y Ä »6 x ô Ç Ó ü t| 9 Ð" f, Y Us $ s ¸× ¼ F g à Ðt l
1 p x F g ¦î ß ¾ ¡ § _ l ó ø Í, x 4 ¤8 £ x, Ö ¸$ í 8 £ x1 p x Ü ¼ Ð æ ¼
#
t ¦ e . \ x à Ìr ° ú É r q ¨ î + þ A & ñ Ò q t © l Õ ü t µ 1 ϲ ú Ð í
H ¸ Z } É r III-V " é ¶ o½ + ËÓ ü t ì ø Í ¸^ \ ¦ Ò q t$ í r ~ ´ Ã º e > H
d \ , s \ @ /ô Ç s : r& h x 9 z ´+ « >& h ½ ¨ Ö ¸ µ 1 Ïy s
À Ò# Q4 R M ® o [1–4].
" é ¶ o½ + ËÓ ü t ì ø Í ¸^ GaP x Sb 1−x H 530 ◦ C \ " f _
% ò
% i \ (0.01<x<0.99) 5 g D ¥ o$ í Ì s(miscibility gap)s + þ
A$ í ÷ &# Q [5] & ñ Ò q t © s _ Ô ¦ 0 p x ô Ç Ó ü t| 9 Ð · ú 94 R M
®
o Ü ¼ 9, s \ @ /ô Ç z ´+ « >& h ½ ¨ü < & h 6 £ x6 x s ] jô Ç÷ &
#
Q M ® o . Õ ª Q 1988¸ OMVPE(Organometallic vapor phase epitaxy) ~ ½ ÓZ O ` ¦ s 6 x # % 6 £ § Ü ¼ Ð GaP x Sb 1−x
& ñ Ò q t © \ $ í / B N # [6], GaAs l ó ø Í\ & ñ ½ + Ër GaP 0.68 Sb 0.32 _ \ -t Ì ss 1.43 eVs H z ´+ « >& h õ
\ ¦ % 3 % 3 . ¢ ¸ É r ½ ¨ õ \ " f H, GaP x Sb 1−x ` ¦ GaAs \ & ñ ½ + Ër ( ` ¦ M : ç ß ] X Ì s` ¦ ° ú > ÷ &# Q & h 6
£
x6 x u b # Qt InP\ & ñ ½ + Ër ( ` ¦ M : H Y
Us $ s ¸× ¼(tunable laser diodes) 1 p x Ü ¼ Ð" f_ 6 £ x6 x
0 p x$ í s ¸d Û ¼Y U ] jl ÷ &% 3 [7,8]. : £ ¤ y â > \ " f_
∗
E-mail: [email protected]
½ × ¼ & ñ § > = © I { ¸á Ô! Ó (VBO: valence band offset) õ ¸{ ¸á Ô! Ó (CBO: conduction band offset)` ¦
&
ñ S X y H כ É r s Ó ü t| 9 _ 6 £ x6 x 0 p x$ í \ @ /ô Ç & ñ & h
&
ñ Ð ) a [9–11]. Õ ª Q f s Ó ü t| 9 \ @ /ô Ç ½ × ¼& ñ
§ >
=(band alignment) © I \ @ /ô Ç s : r& h õ H & ñ S X y
· ú
9 \ O .
: r 7 Hë H \ " f H " é ¶ o½ + ËÓ ü t ì ø Í ¸^ GaP x Sb 1−x _ $ í ì
r q \ É r \ -t ½ × ¼ ½ ¨ ¸ o\ ¦ # 3 6 x& h x 9 ] X
½
+ Ë (UTB: universal tight binding) ~ ½ ÓZ O [12, 13]` ¦ s 6 x
# ½ ¨ô Ç . Å Òכ ¹ @ /g A& h Γ, L, X\ " f_ ¸{ _ þ j è
° ú
כ(CBM: conduction band minimum)õ { _ þ j
@
/° ú כ(VBM: valence band maximum) o\ ¦ > í ß # f
] X ½ × ¼Ì s(direct band gap)\ " f ç ß ] X ½ × ¼Ì s(indirect band gap) Ü ¼ Ð_ s \ ¦ ½ ©" î ô Ç . ¢ ¸ô Ç GaP x Sb 1−x \ ¦ InP \ & ñ ½ + Ër ( ` ¦ M :, â > \ " f_ { ü <
¸ { _ ½ × ¼& ñ § > =(band alignment) © I \ ¦ ½ ¨ô Ç .
II. T Â ] Ø
# 3
6 x& h x 9 ] X ½ + Ë ~ ½ ÓZ O É r III-V7 á ¤ " é ¶ o½ + ËÓ ü t ì ø Í ¸^ _
& h © I \ ¦ > í ß H X < e # Q B Ä º 4 ¤ ¸ ú Ù þ ¡~ Á º| 9 " f
´
òõ \ ¦ q §& h ç ß é ß ¦ & ñ S X > ½ ¨½ + É Ã º e H ´ òõ & h s
¦ ¼ # o ô Ç ~ ½ ÓZ O Ü ¼ Ð · ú 94 R e [12, 13]. UTB\ _ ô
Ç " é ¶ o½ + ËÓ ü t ì ø Í ¸^ GaP x Sb 1−x _ K x 9 Ðm î ß É r s " é ¶
-580-
o½ + ËÓ ü t ì ø Í ¸^ GaPü < GaSb_ Ä »´ òK x 9 Ðm î ß (effective Hamiltonian)` ¦ × æ¨ î ç H ô Ç ° ú כÜ ¼ Ð · p .
H ˆ GaP
xSb
1−x= x ˆ H GaP + (1 − x) ˆ H GaSb (1)
#
l " f s " é ¶ o½ + ËÓ ü t ì ø Í ¸^ _ Ä »´ òK x 9 Ðm î ß É r | 9 " f K
x 9 Ðm î ß (ordered Hamiltonian)õ Á º| 9 " fK x 9 Ðm î
ß (disordered Hamiltonian)_ ½ + ËÜ ¼ Ð ³ ð & ³ ) a .
H ˆ GaP = ˆ H GaP 0 + ∆ ˆ H GaP
H ˆ GaSb = ˆ H GaSb 0 + ∆ ˆ H GaSb (2)
| 9
" fK x 9 Ðm î ß ˆ H GaP 0 ( ˆ H GaSb 0 ) H ¢ - a & ñ é # Qo © I GaP (GaSb) _ K x 9 Ðm î ß s 9, Á º| 9 " f K x 9 Ðm î ß
∆ ˆ H GaP (∆ ˆ H GaSb ) H GaP (GaSb) _ 6 £ § s : r u ¨ 8 \ _ ô
Ç q + þ A´ òõ \ ¦ Ä » ¸ H ª ∆ ˆ H GaP :Sb (∆ ˆ H GaSb:P ) Ü ¼
Ð" f u ¨ 8 $ í ì r q _ Y L Ü ¼ Ð · p .
∆ ˆ H GaP = (1 − x)∆ ˆ H GaP :Sb
∆ ˆ H GaSb = x∆ ˆ H GaSb:P (3) (2)−(3)d ` ¦ (1)d \ @ /{ 9 , " é ¶ o½ + ËÓ ü t GaP x Sb 1−x _
D ¥ ½ + Ë 0 l x ¸\ É r 8 ú x K x 9 Ðm î ß ` ¦ ½ ¨½ + É Ã º e .
H GaP
xSb
1−x= xH GaP 0 + (1 − x)H GaSb 0
+x(1 − x)(∆ ˆ H GaP :Sb + ∆ ˆ H GaSb:P )(4)
#
l " f 8 ú x Á º| 9 " fK x 9 Ðm î ß ∆ ˆ H GaP :Sb + ∆ ˆ H GaSb:P H
¿
º s " é ¶ o½ + ËÓ ü t _ | 9 " fK x 9 Ðm î ß _ ˆ H GaP 0 − ˆ H GaSb 0 Ð é
H .
ì
ø Í ¸^ _ \ -t © I H & ñ ? /_ Schrodinger ~ ½ Ó& ñ d _
K \ ¦ ½ ¨K Í Ç rÜ ¼ Ð+ · ú Ã º e .
HΨ ˆ n (~ k, ~ r) = ε n (k)Ψ n (~ k, ~ r) (5)
& ñ _ ¦Ä » © I < Êà º Ψ n (~ k, ~ r) H Bloch & ñ o \ ¦ ë ß 7 á ¤ r v
H " é ¶ C ¸ < ÊÃ º[ þ t φ ν αj (~ r) _ + þ A ½ + ËÜ ¼ Ð · p .
Ψ n (~ k, ~ r) = 1
√ N 0 X
α,j,ν
A n αν (~ k)e i~ k·( ~ R
j+~ τ
ν) φ ν αj (~ r − ~ τ ν ) (6)
#
l " f, N 0 É r & ñ _ é ß 0 A[ j í(unit cell)_ Ã º, ~ R j H j P
: Ú Ô Z s Û ¼ 0 Au , é ß 0 A[ j í î ß _ ν P : s : r _
© @ /0 Au H ~ τ ν Ð ? / 9 φ ν αj H ν P : s : r _ þ jü @y
"
é
¶ C ¸ < ÊÃ ºs . o½ + ËÓ ü t ½ ¨ ¸\ ¦ ° ú H III-V ì ø Í ¸
^
H sp 3 s Ú Ôo × ¼ Ð ½ + Ë © I \ ¦ s À Ò# Q ª s : r õ 6 £ § s
: r \ y 4> hm (α = s, p x , p y , p z ) 8 ú x 8 > h_ þ jü @y " é ¶
Table 1. The TB parameters and bond length for the binary compounds GaP, GaSb, and InP.
TB parameters
and bondlength GaP GaSb InP
P
1= E
ss(000)0 −6.285 −6.093 −6.294 P
2= E
ss(000)1 −2.789 −3.886 −3.429 P
3= E
xx(000)0 1.094 0.810 1.843 P
4= E
xx(000)1 2.382 2.348 2.609 P
5= 4E
ss(0.5, 0.5, 0.5) −7.750 −6.218 −6.220 P
6= 4E
sx(0.5, 0.5, 0.5)01 5.260 5.100 4.700 P
7= 4E
sx(0.5, 0.5, 0.5)10 4.950 4.110 4.380 P
8= 4E
xx(0.5, 0.5, 0.5) 2.440 1.600 2.280 P
9= 4E
xy(0.5, 0.5, 0.5) 5.560 5.500 5.300 P
10= 4E
xx(0, 1, 1)0 −1.138 −0.920 −0.720 P
11= 4E
xx(0, 1, 1)1 −1.186 −2.012 −1.338 P
12= 4E
xy(1, 1, 0)0 0.760 0.760 0.520 P
13= 4E
xy(1, 1, 0)1 1.330 1.330 0.910 P
14= 4E
xx(1, 1, 0)0 0.854 0.599 0.384 P
15= 4E
xx(1, 1, 0)1 1.189 1.008 0.739 P
16= 4E
sx(1, 1, 0)0 0.024 0.042 0.087 P
17= 4E
sx(1, 1, 0)1 0.083 0.060 0.102 P
18= 4E
ss(1, 1, 0)0 −0.167 −0.163 −0.032 P
19= 4E
ss(1, 1, 0)1 −0.181 −0.224 −0.034 P
20= 4E
sx(0, 1, 1)0 1.180 0.750 0.900 P
21= 4E
sx(0, 1, 1)1 −0.080 −0.240 −0.006 P
22= 4E
xy(0, 1, 1)0 0.0 0.0 0.0 P
23= 4E
xy(0, 1, 1)1 0.0 0.0 0.0
d
02.358 2.639 2.541
C
¸ < ÊÃ º K x 9 Ðm î ß _ l $ < ÊÃ º ÷ &# Q, y K x 9 Ð m
î ß ' § > =כ ¹ è H
H mn =< Ψ m |H|Ψ n > (7) s
. s Ð" f 8 × 8 K x 9 Ðm î ß ' § > =d ` ¦ % 3 > ÷ & 9, s
\
¦ @ /y o(diagonalize) r ( Ü ¼ Ð" f, 4> h_ { ü <
4 > h_ ¸{ 8 ú x 8 > h_ \ -t ¦Ä »° ú כ` ¦ % 3 > ) a . s M
:, K x 9 Ðm î ß _ " é ¶ C ¸ < ÊÃ º\ @ /ô Ç & h ì r É r × æd " é ¶
( ª s : r õ 6 £ § s : r) \ TB B > h à º(TB parame- ter) E αβ (E αβ = <φ ν αj |H|φ ν βj
0>) Ð é H . o½ + ËÓ ü t ½ ¨
¸\ ¦ ° ú H III-V o½ + ËÓ ü t ì ø Í ¸^ \ @ /ô Ç TB B > h à º H ¿ º
P : î r " é ¶ \ @ /ô Ç © ñ 6 x t ¦ 9 23> h
9 כ ¹ [14].
(4)d −(7)d ` ¦ : x K " é ¶ o½ + ËÓ ü t ì ø Í ¸^ GaP x Sb 1−x _
\
-t ¦Ä »° ú כ É r s " é ¶ o½ + ËÓ ü t ì ø Í ¸^ GaPü < GaSb_ TB B
> h à º(E αβ (x)) ü < D ¥ ½ + Ëq _ ½ ÓÜ ¼ Ð ? / H כ
`
¦ · ú Ã º e H X <,
E αβ (x) = xE GaP ,αβ + (1 − x)E GaSb,αβ
+x(1 − x)∆E αβ (GaPSb) (8)
Table 2. The energy eigen values for the alloy GaP x Sb 1−x (with x = 0.0 − 1.0) and InP at the symmetrical points Γ, L, and X.
Material Γ L X
GaSb −11.87,0.0,0.0,0.0 −10.25,−7.13,−1.08,−1.08 −9.33,−6.76,−2.61,−2.61 0.73,3.44,3.44,3.44 1.17,5.21,6.33,6.33 1.72,1.79,8.7,8.7 GaP
0.1Sb
0.9−11.91,0.09,0.09,0.09 −10.31,−7.05,−1.07,−1.07 −9.33,−6.73,−2.61,−2.61
0.97,3.70,3.70,3.70 1.39,5.20,6.38,6.38 1.78,1.87,8.64,8.64 GaP
0.2Sb
0.8−11.97,0.15,0.15,0.15 −10.37,−6.98,−1.08,−1.08 −9.34,−6.71,−2.61,−2.61
1.20,3.94,3.94,3.94 1.60,5.19,6.44,6.44 1.84,1.96,8.60,8.60 GaP
0.3Sb
0.7−12.05,0.20,0.20,0.20 −10.43,−6.93,−1.08,−1.08 −9.35,−6.72,−2.62,−2.62
1.43,4.16,4.16,4.16 1.79,5.19,6.49,6.49 1.89,2.06,8.56,8.56 GaP
0.4Sb
0.6−12.14,0.23,0.23,0.23 −10.48,−6.90,−1.1,−1.1 −9.36,−6.74,−2.63,−2.63
1.65,4.36,4.36,4.36 1.97,5.2,6.55,6.55 1.95,2.16,8.53,8.53 GaP
0.5Sb
0.5−12.24,0.24,0.24,0.24 −10.53,−6.89,−1.12,−1.12 −9.37,−6.77,−2.64,−2.64
1.87,4.55,4.55,4.55 2.13,5.21,6.61,6.61 1.99,2.26,8.51,8.51 GaP
0.6Sb
0.4−12.36,0.23,0.23,0.23 −10.58,−6.89,−1.15,−1.15 −9.38,−6.82,−2.65,−2.65
2.08,4.72,4.72,4.72 2.27,5.23,6.66,6.66 2.03,2.36,8.49,8.49 GaP
0.7Sb
0.3−12.50,0.20,0.20,0.20 −10.63,−6.92,−1.18,−1.18 −9.40,−6.88,−2.66,−2.66
2.29,4.87,4.87,4.87 2.40,5.26,6.72,6.72 2.07,2.47,8.49,8.49 GaP
0.8Sb
0.2−12.65,0.16,0.16,0.16 −10.67,−6.96,−1.22,−1.22 −9.42,−6.96,−2.67,−2.67
2.49,5.01,5.01,5.01 2.52,5.28,6.77,6.77 2.11,2.57,8.48,8.48 GaP
0.9Sb
0.1−12.82,0.09,0.09,0.09 −10.71,−7.02,−1.27,−1.27 −9.44,−7.05,−2.69,−2.69
2.69,5.13,5.13,5.13 2.62,5.31,6.83,6.83 2.13,2.68,8.49,8.49 GaP −13.00,0.0,0.0,0.0 −10.75,−7.09,−1.32,−1.32 −9.46,−7.15,−2.7,−2.7
2.88,5.24,5.24,5.24 2.72,5.35,6.89,6.89 2.16,2.79,8.5,8.5 Inp −11.34,0.0,0.0,0.0 −9.68,−6.41,−0.89,−0.89 −8.85,−6.28,−2.09,−2.09
1.42,4.64,4.64,4.64 2.13,5.83,6.77,6.77 2.36,3.24,8.6,8.6 GaP
0.35Sb
0.65−12.09,0.22,0.22,0.22 −10.46,−6.92,−1.09,−1.09 −9.35,−6.73,−2.62,−2.62
1.54,4.26,4.26,4.26 1.88,5.19,6.52,6.52 1.92,2.11,8.55,8.55
#
l " f ∆E αβ (GaPSb) H ¿ º s " é ¶ o½ + ËÓ ü t TB B > h à º_
E GaP ,αβ − E GaSb,αβ ) a . TB B > h à º × æ \ " f : £ ¤ y
' Í P : î r " é ¶ [ þ t ç ß _ © ñ 6 x` ¦ ? / H TB B
> h à º(P 5 − P 9 ) H s [ þ t _ ½ + ËU ´s ] jY L \ ì ø Íq Y V < Ê
`
¦ Harrison s µ 1 ß) ? /% 3 Ü ¼ 9 [15], s \ ¦ ¦ 9 d ¯ 2 (x)E αβ (x) = x(d 0 GaP ) 2 E GaP,αβ
+(1 − x)(d 0 GaSb ) 2 E GaSb,αβ
+x(1 − x)∆d 2 (GaPSb)∆E αβ (GaPSb) (9) GaP x Sb 1−x _ ¨ î ç H ½ + ËU ´s o d(x) ¯ H GaP ü <
GaSb _ ½ + ËU ´s \ ¦ D ¥ ½ + Ë0 l x ¸\ × æ¨ î ç H ô Ç ° ú כs 9, ∆d(GaPSb) H ¿ º s " é ¶ o½ + ËÓ ü t _ ½ + ËU ´s s
∆d(GaPSb) = d 0 GaP − d 0 GaSb Ð é H . GaP x Sb 1−x \ @ /ô Ç
¨ î
ç H ½ + ËU ´s H ¯ d GaP
xSb
1−x= (1 − x)d 0 GaSb + xd 0 GaP s
¦ InP_ ½ + ËU ´s H 2.541 ˚ A Ð" f [16], GaP x Sb 1−x \
@
/ô Ç ¨ î ç H ½ + ËU ´s 2.541 ˚ A(7 £ ¤, © Ã º H 5.868 ˚ A:
© Ã º = √ 4 3 X ½ + ËU ´s ){ 9 M : & ñ ½ + Ës ) a .
7
£ ¤, 2.541 = 2.639(1 − x) + 2.358x` ¦ ë ß 7 á ¤ r v H D ¥ ½ + Ë0 l x
¸ x = 0.35 Ð GaP 0.35 Sb 0.65 ü < InPs & ñ ½ + Ë ) a .
III. 4 m õ m Í + s ÇÊ Ý
GaP x Sb 1−x _ \ -t © I \ ¦ ½ ¨ l 0 AK 6 x ô Ç s
"
é
¶ o½ + ËÓ ü t GaP, GaSb, InP _ TB B > h à º x 9 ½ + ËU ´s
H Table 1 \ e . : r 7 Hë H \ " f 6 x ô Ç TB B > h
à º H s " é ¶ o½ + ËÓ ü t ì ø Í ¸^ _ { þ j@ /° ú כ(VBM)s 0 s ÷ &> " f, 300 K\ " f Å Òכ ¹@ /g A& h \ " f_ \ -t Ì
s[ þ t` ¦ ¦ 9 # [17] Talwarü < Tings ½ ¨ô Ç TB B > h Ã
º [14]\ ç ß ¸& ñ ) a כ s . Table 1` ¦ s 6 x # D ¥ ½ + Ë 0
l
x ¸ x\ É r GaP x Sb 1−x _ Å Òכ ¹ @ /g A& h Γ, L, X\ " f _
\ -t ° ú כs Table 2\ e . Table 2\ " f Ð
Table 3. The principal energy band gaps (E(Γ), E(L), E(X)) for the alloy GaP x Sb 1−x (with x = 0.0 − 1.0) and InP.
Material E(Γ) (eV) E(L) (eV) E(X) (eV)
GaSb 0.73 1.17 1.72
GaP
0.1Sb
0.90.88 1.30 1.69
GaP
0.2Sb
0.81.05 1.45 1.69
GaP
0.3Sb
0.71.23 1.59 1.69
GaP
0.4Sb
0.61.42 1.74 1.72
GaP
0.5Sb
0.51.63 1.89 1.75
GaP
0.6Sb
0.41.85 2.04 1.80
GaP
0.7Sb
0.32.09 2.20 1.87
GaP
0.8Sb
0.22.33 2.36 1.95
GaP
0.9Sb
0.12.60 2.53 2.04
GaP 2.88 2.72 2.16
InP 1.42 2.13 2.36
GaP
0.35Sb
0.651.32 1.66 1.70
Fig. 1. Composition dependent band gap variations for the alloy GaP x Sb 1−x .
H ü < ° ú s Γ\ " f ] j Ð% i ~ VBM H x 7 £ x ½ + ÉÃ º2 ¤ x = 0.5 H % \ " f 0.24 eV 7 £ x Ù þ ¡ r y è % i .
s
ÐÂ Ò' D ¥ ½ + Ë0 l x ¸q \ É r © @ /& h CBMü < VBM \ - t
ï r 0 A o\ ¦ · ú Ã º e .
GaP x Sb 1−x _ Å Òכ ¹ ½ × ¼Ì s E(Γ), E(L), E(X) É r y
@ /g A& h _ ¸{ þ j è° ú כ(CBM)\ " f { þ j@ /
° ú
כ(VBM)` ¦ É ° ú כÜ ¼ Ð ½ ¨½ + É Ã º e .
E(Γ) = CBM (Γ) − V BM (Γ) E(L) = CBM (L) − V BM (Γ)
Fig. 2. Band alignment of the alloy GaP 0.35 Sb 0.65 lattice- matched to InP.
E(X) = CBM (X) − V BM (Γ) (10) Table 2 _ õ ü < (10)d ` ¦ s 6 x # , D ¥ ½ + Ë0 l x ¸\ É r Å
Òכ ¹ ½ × ¼Ì s o H Table 3 õ Fig. 1\ e . Å Ò כ
¹ @ /g A& h (Γ, L, X)\ " f_ ^ 0 l x ¸\ É r(0 ≤ x ≤ 1) ½ × ¼Ì s o H ; 0.73 ≤ E(Γ) ≤ 2.88 (eV), 1.17 ≤ E(L) ≤ 2.72 (eV), 1.72 ≤ E(X) ≤ 2.16 (eV) s % 3 . Õ ªa Ë >
\
" f Ð H ü < GaP x Sb 1−x H x < 0.56 t H E(Γ) \ _ ô
Ç f ] X ½ × ¼Ì s` ¦ ? / x > 0.56{ 9 M : H E(X) \ _
ô Ç ç ß ] X ½ × ¼Ì s` ¦ ° ú H . GaP x Sb 1−x \ ¦ InP \
&
ñ ½ + Ër GaP 0.35 Sb 0.65 /InP \ @ /K " f H f ] X Ì ss ¦ s M
:_ CBM É r 1.54 eV s ¦ VBM É r 0.22 eV Ü ¼ Ð" f ½ × ¼ Ì
s ° ú כ É r 1.54 eV − 0.22 eV = 1.32 eV s . > á ¤ ° ú É r r Û ¼
% 7
GaP x Sb 1−x ` ¦ GaAs (d 0 GaAs = 2.448 ˚ A) \ & ñ ½ + Ë r
~ ´ â Ä º D ¥ ½ + Ë0 l x ¸ ¸| É r x = 0.68 s ÷ & ¦ X ½ × ¼\ _
ô Ç ç ß ] X ½ × ¼Ì s` ¦ ° ú H . s ü < ° ú s GaP x Sb 1−x ` ¦ # Q
"
Ó ü t| 9 \ & ñ ½ + Ër ( \ Õ ª > _ ½ × ¼Ì s © I
² ú t H X <, GaAs\ & ñ ½ + Ër ~ ´ M : H ç ß ] X Ì ss InP \ & ñ ½ + Ër ( ` ¦ M : H f ] X Ì ss ÷ &Ù ¼ Ð, InP\
r v H כ s ´ òÖ ¦& h F g < Æ ´ òõ \ ¦ 4 R : r .
InP \ & ñ ½ + Ër GaP 0.35 Sb 0.65 _ â > \ " f_
½ × ¼& ñ § > = © I \ ¦ · ú Ðl 0 AK GaP 0.35 Sb 0.65 ü < InP _
CBMü < VBM_ © @ /& h ï r 0 A\ ¦ Table 1 ÐÂ Ò' ½ ¨
½
+ É Ã º e . InP_ VBMü < CBM É r 0 eV ü < 1.42 eV s 9, GaP 0.35 Sb 0.65 _ VBMü < CBM É r 0.22 eV ü <
1.54 eV Ð" f s \ @ /ô Ç ¸³ ð H Fig. 2 \ " fü < ° ú .
s
\ ¦ : x K GaP 0.35 Sb 0.65 ü < InP_ â > \ " f_ CBO
(=∆E c ) H 0.12 eV s ¦ VBO(=∆E v ) H 0.22 eV Ð" f ] j
2+ þ A ì ø Í ¸^ (type-II semiconductor) H d` ¦ · ú Ã º e .
GaP x Sb 1−x ü < InP_ q & ñ ½ + Ëq 0.5 % â >
\
" f à º' ô Ç z ´+ « > õ [7]\ " f H ∆E c = 0.05 eV ü <
∆E v = 0.5 eV ] j2+ þ A ì ø Í ¸^ H d` ¦ µ 1 ß+ À I . ¢ - a
& ñ ½ + Ë ) a â > \ @ /ô Ç : r 7 Hë H _ s : r& h õ ü < q
& ñ ½ + Ëq 0.5 %\ @ /ô Ç z ´+ « >& h õ ü < q §½ + É M :, ] j 2+ þ A ì
ø Í ¸^ H & ñ $ í & h õ H { 9 u % i Ü ¼ VBO ç ß s z
´+ « >u Ð s ` É r ° ú כ` ¦ % 3 6 £ § Ü ¼ Ð" f & ñ | ¾ Ó& h s
\
¦ ? /% 3 . s H & ñ ½ + Ëq ü < z ´+ « > ¸| ( : r ¸
© Ã º) 1 p x _ s ÐÂ Ò' Ò q tl H ¸ % i Ü ¼o Æ Ò8 £ ¤ ) a
. s > _ ½ × ¼& ñ § > =\ @ /ô Ç É r z ´+ « >& h õ [ þ t É r Ð
¦ ) a \ O . Ð: x â > \ " f_ ½ × ¼ ¸á Ô! Ó \ @ /ô Ç z ´ +
«
> õ [ þ t É r z ´+ « > ¸| [ þ t \ " f Ð © s ô Ç ° ú כ` ¦ % 3 ` ¦ M
: ´ ú § .
½ × ¼ & ñ § > = © I \ ¦ · ú l 0 AK : r 7 Hë H \ " f 6 x ô Ç UTB
~
½ ÓZ O É r " é ¶ o½ + ËÓ ü t _ D ¥ ½ + Ë0 l x ¸q \ VBM_ © @ /
&
h o\ ¦ · ú Ã º e # Q " é ¶/ s " é ¶ o½ + ËÓ ü t ì ø Í ¸^ _ â >
\ " f & h 6 x ½ + É Ã º e H ~ ½ ÓZ O s . s ~ ½ ÓZ O É r s " é ¶/ s " é ¶
o½ + ËÓ ü t ì ø Í ¸^ \ @ /K " f H © @ /& h VBM o\ ¦ ½ ¨½ + É Ã
º \ O Ü ¼Ù ¼ Ð ½ × ¼ & ñ § > = © I \ ¦ ½ ¨ H X < H & h { © t · ú §
.
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Band Alignment of GaP x Sb 1−x Lattice-matched to InP
Jung Wook Bae and Kyurhee Shim ∗
Department of Electro-Physics, Kyonggi University, Suwon 443-760 (Received 10 March 2009)
The composition-dependent energy-band structure of the ternary alloy semiconductor GaP
xSb
1−xwas obtained using the universal tight binding (UTB) method. The principal band gaps at 300 K were calculated to be 0.73 ≤ E(Γ) ≤ 2.88 (eV), 1.17 ≤ E(L) ≤ 2.72 (eV), and 1.72 ≤ E(X) ≤ 2.16 (eV). The alloy GaP
xSb
1−xwas found to have a direct gap induced by E(Γ) in the composition range x < 0.56 while an indirect gap induced by E(X) was found in the composition range x > 0.56.
The alloy GaP
xSb
1−xand InP can be lattice-matched at x = 0.35 with the lattice parameter 5.868
˚ A. For the band alignment of the alloy GaP
0.35Sb
0.65lattice-matched to InP, the calculated values of the valence band offset (VBO) and the conduction band offset(CBO) were 0.22 eV and 0.12 eV, respectively.
PACS numbers: 71.22.+i, 71.20 Nr
Keywords: GaP
xSb
1−x, Band alignment, Valence band offset, Conduction band offset
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