Critical Disconnect Between Structural and Electronic Recovery in Amorphous GaAs during Recrystallization
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| author | Kennedy, Ellis Rae Jones, Adric Wang, Yongqiang Pena, Miguel Kim, Hyosim Song, Chengyu Selim, Farida Uberuaga, Blas P. Greer, Samuel |
| author_facet | Kennedy, Ellis Rae Jones, Adric Wang, Yongqiang Pena, Miguel Kim, Hyosim Song, Chengyu Selim, Farida Uberuaga, Blas P. Greer, Samuel |
| contents | Understanding the evolution of structure and functionality through amorphous to crystalline phase transitions is critical for predicting and designing devices for application in extreme conditions. Here, we consider both aspects of recrystallization of irradiated GaAs. We find that structural evolution occurs in two stages, a low temperature regime characterized by slow, epitaxial front propagation and a high-temperature regime above dominated by rapid growth and formation of dense nanotwin networks. We link aspects of this structural evolution to local ordering, or paracrystallinity, within the amorphous phase. Critically, the electronic recovery of the materials is not commensurate with this structural evolution. The electronic properties of the recrystallized material deviate further from the pristine material than do those of the amorphous phase, highlighting the incongruence between structural and electronic recovery and the contrasting impact of loss of long range order versus localized defects on the functionality of semiconducting materials. |
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| spellingShingle | Critical Disconnect Between Structural and Electronic Recovery in Amorphous GaAs during Recrystallization Kennedy, Ellis Rae Jones, Adric Wang, Yongqiang Pena, Miguel Kim, Hyosim Song, Chengyu Selim, Farida Uberuaga, Blas P. Greer, Samuel Materials Science Understanding the evolution of structure and functionality through amorphous to crystalline phase transitions is critical for predicting and designing devices for application in extreme conditions. Here, we consider both aspects of recrystallization of irradiated GaAs. We find that structural evolution occurs in two stages, a low temperature regime characterized by slow, epitaxial front propagation and a high-temperature regime above dominated by rapid growth and formation of dense nanotwin networks. We link aspects of this structural evolution to local ordering, or paracrystallinity, within the amorphous phase. Critically, the electronic recovery of the materials is not commensurate with this structural evolution. The electronic properties of the recrystallized material deviate further from the pristine material than do those of the amorphous phase, highlighting the incongruence between structural and electronic recovery and the contrasting impact of loss of long range order versus localized defects on the functionality of semiconducting materials. |
| title | Critical Disconnect Between Structural and Electronic Recovery in Amorphous GaAs during Recrystallization |
| topic | Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.03010 |