CRYSTAL-GROWTH AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THE FILLED TETRAHEDRAL SEMICONDUCTOR LIZNP

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KURIYAMA, K [1 ]
KATOH, T [1 ]
MINEO, N [1 ]
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[1] HOSEI UNIV,ION BEAM TECHNOL RES CTR,KOGANEI,TOKYO 184,JAPAN
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10.1016/0022-0248(91)90351-5
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O7 [晶体学];
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0702 ; 070205 ; 0703 ; 080501 ;
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LiZnP can be viewed as a zinc-blende-like (ZnP)- lattice filled partially with He-like Li+ interstitials. We have grown LiZnP by directional solidification of Li, Zn, and P using a tantalum crucible. The grown crystals were transparent red in color and showed gradual oxidation and hygroscopy in air. As-grown crystals show the antifluorite structure with a = 5.765 +/- 0.005 angstrom. The differential thermal analysis shown an endothermic reaction around 950-degrees-C, indicating the melting point or the decomposition of the crystal. LiZnP was confirmed to be a semiconductor with direct band gap of 2.04 to 2.21 eV at a temperature ranging from 295 to 95 K. As grown-crystals are p-type except for some crystals. The typical resistivity, Hall mobility, and carrier concentration at room temperature are of the order of 10(-1)-10-OMEGA-cm, 1-10 cm2/V.s and 10(16) - 10(18) cm-3, respectively.
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