Band gap reduction in InN<i><sub>x</sub></i>Sb<sub>1-<i>x</i></sub> alloys: Optical absorption, k . P modeling, and density functional theory



Linhart, WM, Rajpalke, MK, Buckeridge, J, Murgatroyd, PAE, Bomphrey, JJ, Alaria, J ORCID: 0000-0001-5868-0318, Catlow, CRA, Scanlon, DO, Ashwin, MJ ORCID: 0000-0001-8657-8097 and Veal, TD ORCID: 0000-0002-0610-5626
(2016) Band gap reduction in InN<i><sub>x</sub></i>Sb<sub>1-<i>x</i></sub> alloys: Optical absorption, k . P modeling, and density functional theory. APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 109 (13). 132104-.

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Abstract

<jats:p>Using infrared absorption, the room temperature band gap of InSb is found to reduce from 174 (7.1 μm) to 85 meV (14.6 μm) upon incorporation of up to 1.13% N, a reduction of ∼79 meV/%N. The experimentally observed band gap reduction in molecular-beam epitaxial InNSb thin films is reproduced by a five band k · P band anticrossing model incorporating a nitrogen level, EN, 0.75 eV above the valence band maximum of the host InSb and an interaction coupling matrix element between the host conduction band and the N level of β = 1.80 eV. This observation is consistent with the presented results from hybrid density functional theory.</jats:p>

Item Type: Article
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 04 Oct 2016 09:16
Last Modified: 14 Mar 2024 18:37
DOI: 10.1063/1.4963836
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3003535

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