BAND-GAP NARROWING IN NOVEL III-V SEMICONDUCTORS

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JAIN, SC [1 ]
MCGREGOR, JM [1 ]
ROULSTON, DJ [1 ]
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[1] UNIV WATERLOO,DEPT ELECT & COMP ENGN,WATERLOO N2L 3G1,ONTARIO,CANADA
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10.1063/1.346291
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O59 [应用物理学];
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A predictive model for band-gap narrowing has been applied to several III-V semiconductors. Band-gap narrowing is expressed as ΔEg =AN1/3+BN1/4+CN1/2; values for A, B, and C are predicted for these materials. The commonly used N1/3 relation is shown to be valid for the p-type materials considered, but not for n-type materials.
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