Common-anion rule and the role of cation states: Binary versus ternary semiconductors

Journal Article · Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1988 · J. Vac. Sci. Technol., B; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1116/1.584222· OSTI ID:7004283

Kilday, D G; Margaritondo, G; Ciszek, T F; Deb, S K

The failure of the common-anion rule for heterojunction interfaces involving binary semiconductors has been demonstrated by many recent experiments. Wei and Zunger have explained this puzzling result in terms of a substantial role of the cation d states in determining the valence-band edge position. The same approach predicts that the valence-band edge position of certain ternary semiconductors and of their quaternary alloys depends weakly on the composition. We present synchrotron-radiation photoemission tests of these predictions.

• Research Organization: Department of Physics and Synchrotron Radiation Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706
• OSTI ID: 7004283
• Journal Information: J. Vac. Sci. Technol., B; (United States), Journal Name: J. Vac. Sci. Technol., B; (United States) Vol. 6:4; ISSN JVTBD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360603* -- Materials-- Properties
ALLOY SYSTEMS
BINARY ALLOY SYSTEMS
DATA
ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE
EMISSION
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
HETEROJUNCTIONS
INFORMATION
JUNCTIONS
MATERIALS
NUMERICAL DATA
PHOTOEMISSION
QUATERNARY ALLOY SYSTEMS
SECONDARY EMISSION
SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS
SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS
TERNARY ALLOY SYSTEMS