A NEW MODEL FOR THE ABSORPTION-COEFFICIENT OF NARROW-GAP (HG,CD)TE THAT SIMULTANEOUSLY CONSIDERS BAND TAILS AND BAND FILLING

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HERRMANN, KH [1 ]
HAPP, M [1 ]
KISSEL, H [1 ]
MOLLMANN, KP [1 ]
TOMM, JW [1 ]
BECKER, CR [1 ]
KRAUS, MM [1 ]
YUAN, S [1 ]
LANDWEHR, G [1 ]
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[1] UNIV WURZBURG,INST PHYS,MBE LAB,W-8700 WURZBURG,GERMANY
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10.1063/1.352954
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O59 [应用物理学];
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A semiempirical model is presented that correlates the broadening of the absorption edge with both transitions below the energy gap and with transitions by the Kane band model. This model correctly fits both the absorption and luminescence spectra of narrow-gap (Hg,Cd)Te samples that have been grown by the traveling heater method as well as by molecular-beam epitaxy. The accuracy of the band-gap determination is enhanced by this model.
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