ATOMIC RELAXATION AND ELECTRONIC STATES IN ULTRATHIN GE ZNSE SUPERLATTICES

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FERRAZ, AC [1 ]
SRIVASTAVA, GP [1 ]
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[1] UNIV EXETER, DEPT PHYS, SEMICOND PHYS GRP, EXETER EX4 4QL, ENGLAND
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10.1088/0268-1242/8/1/011
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
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Theoretical investigations of atomic relaxation and electronic states in ultrathin (Ge2)n(ZnSe)n superlattices, for n = 1, 2,3, in [001] and [110] growth directions, have been made using the pseudopotential method and a local density scheme. The bond lengths at relaxed interfaces are in agreement with the concept of Pauling's covalent radii. The non-polar interface is found to be more stable than the polar interface. The formation enthalpies and band structures of the polar and non-polar superlattices are discussed in terms of different spatial arrangements of nonocted 'wrong bonds' at the interfaces.
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