VARIATION OF BAND-GAP WITH MN CONCENTRATION IN GA1-XMNXSB - A NEW III-V DILUTED MAGNETIC SEMICONDUCTOR

被引:7
作者
BASU, S
ADHIKARI, T
机构
[1] Semiconductor Preparation and Processing Laboratory, Materials Science Centre, I.I.T., Kharagpur
关键词
SEMICONDUCTORS; CRYSTAL GROWTH; ELECTRONIC STATES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; LIGHT ABSORPTION;
D O I
10.1016/0038-1098(95)00160-3
中图分类号
O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号
070205 ;
摘要
Optical absorption measurements at room temperature were carried out and the dependence of band gap (E(g)) on Mn concentration (x) was studied with Ga1-xMnxSb, a new III-V Diluted Magnetic Semiconductor (DMS). The band gap decreased with increasing x and the variation followed a non-linear to linear trend. The non-linearity at lower Mn concentration was explained on the basis of magnetic ion-carrier exchange interactions.
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