Absorption spectrum of doped highly mismatched alloys

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Auteurs principaux: Allami, Hassan, Krich, Jacob J.
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author Allami, Hassan
Krich, Jacob J.
author_facet Allami, Hassan
Krich, Jacob J.
contents Highly mismatched alloys (HMA's) are a class of semiconductor alloys with large electronegativity differences between the alloying elements. We predict the absorption spectrum due to transitions between the split bands of a doped highly mismatched alloy with a conduction band anticrossing. We analyze the joint densities of states for both direct and indirect transitions between the split bands. The resulting spectrum has features that reveal the unusual state distribution that is characteristic of HMAs, hence providing valuable insight into their electronic structure. In particular, we predict a peak near the absorption edge, which arises due to the suppression of direct transitions at large momenta. We present analytic forms for the near-absorption-edge and large-energy spectra, showing that they are qualitatively different from those in standard parabolic semiconductors. In particular, as a result of suppressed direct transitions, indirect transitions dominate the spectrum away from the edge of absorption.
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spellingShingle Absorption spectrum of doped highly mismatched alloys
Allami, Hassan
Krich, Jacob J.
Materials Science
Applied Physics
Highly mismatched alloys (HMA's) are a class of semiconductor alloys with large electronegativity differences between the alloying elements. We predict the absorption spectrum due to transitions between the split bands of a doped highly mismatched alloy with a conduction band anticrossing. We analyze the joint densities of states for both direct and indirect transitions between the split bands. The resulting spectrum has features that reveal the unusual state distribution that is characteristic of HMAs, hence providing valuable insight into their electronic structure. In particular, we predict a peak near the absorption edge, which arises due to the suppression of direct transitions at large momenta. We present analytic forms for the near-absorption-edge and large-energy spectra, showing that they are qualitatively different from those in standard parabolic semiconductors. In particular, as a result of suppressed direct transitions, indirect transitions dominate the spectrum away from the edge of absorption.
title Absorption spectrum of doped highly mismatched alloys
topic Materials Science
Applied Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2203.15528