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Title: Band alignment and chemical bonding at the GaAs/Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} interface: A hybrid functional study

Abstract

The band alignment at the interface between GaAs and amorphous Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} is studied through the use of hybrid functionals. For the oxide component, a disordered model is generated through density-functional molecular dynamics. The achieved structure shows good agreement with the experimental characterization. The potential line-up across the interface is obtained for two atomistic GaAs/Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} interface models, which differ by the GaAs substrate termination. The calculated valence band offset amounts to 3.9 eV for an interface characterized by the occurrence of Ga–O bonds as dominant chemical bonding, favoring the high-energy side in the range of experimental values (2.6–3.8 eV). The effect of As antisite and As–As dimer defects on the band alignment is shown to be negligible.

Authors:
; ;  [1]
  1. Chaire de Simulation à l'Echelle Atomique (CSEA), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne (Switzerland)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22486118
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Applied Physics Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 107; Journal Issue: 21; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY; 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; ALIGNMENT; ALUMINIUM OXIDES; CHEMICAL BONDS; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL METHOD; EV RANGE; GALLIUM ARSENIDES; HYBRIDIZATION; INTERFACES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS METHOD; SUBSTRATES; VALENCE

Citation Formats

Colleoni, Davide, Miceli, Giacomo, and Pasquarello, Alfredo. Band alignment and chemical bonding at the GaAs/Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} interface: A hybrid functional study. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4936240.
Colleoni, Davide, Miceli, Giacomo, & Pasquarello, Alfredo. Band alignment and chemical bonding at the GaAs/Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} interface: A hybrid functional study. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4936240
Colleoni, Davide, Miceli, Giacomo, and Pasquarello, Alfredo. 2015. "Band alignment and chemical bonding at the GaAs/Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} interface: A hybrid functional study". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4936240.
@article{osti_22486118,
title = {Band alignment and chemical bonding at the GaAs/Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} interface: A hybrid functional study},
author = {Colleoni, Davide and Miceli, Giacomo and Pasquarello, Alfredo},
abstractNote = {The band alignment at the interface between GaAs and amorphous Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} is studied through the use of hybrid functionals. For the oxide component, a disordered model is generated through density-functional molecular dynamics. The achieved structure shows good agreement with the experimental characterization. The potential line-up across the interface is obtained for two atomistic GaAs/Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} interface models, which differ by the GaAs substrate termination. The calculated valence band offset amounts to 3.9 eV for an interface characterized by the occurrence of Ga–O bonds as dominant chemical bonding, favoring the high-energy side in the range of experimental values (2.6–3.8 eV). The effect of As antisite and As–As dimer defects on the band alignment is shown to be negligible.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4936240},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22486118}, journal = {Applied Physics Letters},
issn = {0003-6951},
number = 21,
volume = 107,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Nov 23 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Mon Nov 23 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}