Optical bandgap energy of wurtzite In-rich AlInN alloys

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作者
Guo, QX [1 ]
Tanaka, T [1 ]
Nishio, M [1 ]
Ogawa, H [1 ]
机构
[1] Saga Univ, Fac Sci & Engn, Dept Elect & Elect Engn, Saga 8408502, Japan
来源
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS PART 2-LETTERS | 2003年 / 42卷 / 2B期
关键词
III-V semiconductors; AlInN; In-rich; absorption spectroscopy; optical bandgap;
D O I
10.1143/JJAP.42.L141
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
Ternary AlxIn1-xN films were grown on (0001) sapphire substrates by reactive radio-frequency magnetron sputtering with a wide composition range (0 less than or equal to x less than or equal to 0.40) in the low Al composition regime. X-ray diffraction analysis showed that highly caxis-oriented AlInN films with a wurtzite structure were obtained. The bandgap energy of the AlInN ternary was measured by optical absorption spectroscopy. Reasonable agreement for the bandgap energy was found between the experimental data and the theoretical results calculated using the ab initio pseudopotential method.
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页码:L141 / L143
页数:3
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