First-principles theory of direct-gap optical emission in hexagonal Ge and its enhancement via strain engineering
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| author | Broderick, Christopher A. Zhang, Xie Turiansky, Mark E. Van de Walle, Chris G. |
| author_facet | Broderick, Christopher A. Zhang, Xie Turiansky, Mark E. Van de Walle, Chris G. |
| contents | The emergence of hexagonal Ge (2H-Ge) as a candidate direct-gap group-IV semiconductor for Si photonics mandates rigorous understanding of its optoelectronic properties. Theoretical predictions of a "pseudo-direct" band gap, characterized by weak oscillator strength, contrast with a claimed high radiative recombination coefficient $B$ comparable to conventional (cubic) InAs. We compute $B$ in 2H-Ge from first principles and quantify its dependence on temperature, carrier density and strain. For unstrained 2H-Ge, our calculated spontaneous emission spectra corroborate that measured photoluminescence corresponds to direct-gap emission, but with $B$ being approximately three orders of magnitude lower than in InAs. We confirm a pseudo-direct- to direct-gap transition under $\sim 2$\% [0001] uniaxial tension, which can enhance $B$ by up to three orders of magnitude, making it comparable to that of InAs. Beyond quantifying strong enhancement of $B$ via strain engineering, our analysis suggests the dominance of additional, as-yet unquantified recombination mechanisms in this nascent material. |
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| spellingShingle | First-principles theory of direct-gap optical emission in hexagonal Ge and its enhancement via strain engineering Broderick, Christopher A. Zhang, Xie Turiansky, Mark E. Van de Walle, Chris G. Materials Science The emergence of hexagonal Ge (2H-Ge) as a candidate direct-gap group-IV semiconductor for Si photonics mandates rigorous understanding of its optoelectronic properties. Theoretical predictions of a "pseudo-direct" band gap, characterized by weak oscillator strength, contrast with a claimed high radiative recombination coefficient $B$ comparable to conventional (cubic) InAs. We compute $B$ in 2H-Ge from first principles and quantify its dependence on temperature, carrier density and strain. For unstrained 2H-Ge, our calculated spontaneous emission spectra corroborate that measured photoluminescence corresponds to direct-gap emission, but with $B$ being approximately three orders of magnitude lower than in InAs. We confirm a pseudo-direct- to direct-gap transition under $\sim 2$\% [0001] uniaxial tension, which can enhance $B$ by up to three orders of magnitude, making it comparable to that of InAs. Beyond quantifying strong enhancement of $B$ via strain engineering, our analysis suggests the dominance of additional, as-yet unquantified recombination mechanisms in this nascent material. |
| title | First-principles theory of direct-gap optical emission in hexagonal Ge and its enhancement via strain engineering |
| topic | Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.08865 |