Pressure-dependent bandgap study of MBE grown {CdO/MgO} short period SLs using diamond anvil cell

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Main Authors: Adhikari, Abinash, Strak, Pawel, Dluzewski, Piotr, Kaminska, Agata, Przezdziecka, Ewa
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author Adhikari, Abinash
Strak, Pawel
Dluzewski, Piotr
Kaminska, Agata
Przezdziecka, Ewa
author_facet Adhikari, Abinash
Strak, Pawel
Dluzewski, Piotr
Kaminska, Agata
Przezdziecka, Ewa
contents Semiconductor superlattices have found widespread applications in electronic industries. In this work, short-period superlattice structure (SLs) composed of CdO and MgO layers was grown using the plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy (PA-MBE) technique. The optical property of the SLs was investigated by absorption measurement at room temperature. The ambient-pressure direct bandgap was found to be 2.76 eV. The pressure dependence of fundamental bandgap has been studied using a diamond anvil cell (DAC) technique. It has been found that the band-to-band transition shifts toward higher energy with applied pressure. The bandgap of SLs was varied from 2.76 eV to 2.87 eV with applied pressure varied from 0 to 5.9 GPa. The pressure coefficient for the direct bandgap of SLs was found to be 26 meV/GPa. The obtained experimental result was supported by theoretical results obtained using DFT calculations. The volume deformation potential was estimated using the empirical rule. We believe our findings may provide valuable insight for a better understanding of {CdO/MgO} SLs towards their future applications in optoelectronics.
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spellingShingle Pressure-dependent bandgap study of MBE grown {CdO/MgO} short period SLs using diamond anvil cell
Adhikari, Abinash
Strak, Pawel
Dluzewski, Piotr
Kaminska, Agata
Przezdziecka, Ewa
Materials Science
Applied Physics
Semiconductor superlattices have found widespread applications in electronic industries. In this work, short-period superlattice structure (SLs) composed of CdO and MgO layers was grown using the plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy (PA-MBE) technique. The optical property of the SLs was investigated by absorption measurement at room temperature. The ambient-pressure direct bandgap was found to be 2.76 eV. The pressure dependence of fundamental bandgap has been studied using a diamond anvil cell (DAC) technique. It has been found that the band-to-band transition shifts toward higher energy with applied pressure. The bandgap of SLs was varied from 2.76 eV to 2.87 eV with applied pressure varied from 0 to 5.9 GPa. The pressure coefficient for the direct bandgap of SLs was found to be 26 meV/GPa. The obtained experimental result was supported by theoretical results obtained using DFT calculations. The volume deformation potential was estimated using the empirical rule. We believe our findings may provide valuable insight for a better understanding of {CdO/MgO} SLs towards their future applications in optoelectronics.
title Pressure-dependent bandgap study of MBE grown {CdO/MgO} short period SLs using diamond anvil cell
topic Materials Science
Applied Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.08354