Electronic structure of AlxGa1-xAs and GaPxAs1-x alloys modified virtual crystal approximation calculation using sp(3)s(*) band structures

被引:20
作者
Ferhat, M
Bouhafs, B
Zaoui, A
Certier, M
Kehlifa, B
Aourag, H
机构
[1] UNIV SIDI BEL ABBES,DEPT PHYS,COMPUTAT MAT SCI LAB,ALGIERS 22000,ALGERIA
[2] UNIV METZ,LSOM,F-57078 METZ 3,FRANCE
来源
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING B-SOLID STATE MATERIALS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY | 1996年 / 41卷 / 03期
关键词
modified virtual crystal approximation calculation; sp(3)s(*) tight-binding model; AlxGal-xAs; Schrodinger equation;
D O I
10.1016/S0921-5107(96)01727-8
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
A simple light-binding sp(3)s* model, which incorporates compositional disorder as an effective potential, is used for the calculations of the electronic structures of the semiconducting alloys AlxGa1-xAs and GaPxAs1-x. Our results for various interesting quantities, including band-gap horizons and crossover of the band gaps of these two systems, are compared with the available data; a good agreement is found. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science S.A.
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页码:304 / 309
页数:6
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