Giant and composition-dependent optical bowing coefficient in GaAsN alloys
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado 80401 (United States)
Using first-principles supercell calculations we find a giant (7{endash}16 eV) and composition-dependent optical bowing coefficient in GaAs{sub 1{minus}{ital x}}N{sub {ital x}} alloys. We show that both effects are due to the formation in the alloy of spatially separated and sharply localized band edge states. Our analysis suggests that in semiconductor alloys band gap variation as a function of {ital x} can be divided into two regions: (i) a bandlike region where the bowing coefficient is relatively small and nearly constant, and (ii) an impuritylike region where the bowing coefficient is relatively larger and composition dependent. For GaAs{sub 1{minus}{ital x}}N{sub {ital x}} the impuritylike behavior persists even for concentrated alloys. {copyright} {ital 1996 The American Physical Society.}
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-83CH10093
- OSTI ID:
- 278795
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 76; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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