DIELECTRIC RESPONSE OF STRAINED GE-SI SUPERLATTICES - THEORY AND EXPERIMENT

被引:3
作者
SCHMID, U [1 ]
LUKES, F [1 ]
CHRISTENSEN, NE [1 ]
ALOUAN, M [1 ]
CARDONA, M [1 ]
KASPER, E [1 ]
KIBBEL, H [1 ]
PRESTING, H [1 ]
机构
[1] DAIMLER BENZ AG,RES CTR,W-7900 ULM,GERMANY
来源
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING B-SOLID STATE MATERIALS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY | 1991年 / 9卷 / 1-3期
关键词
INTERBAND-TRANSITIONS; LAYER SUPERLATTICES; GE/SI SUPERLATTICES; OPTICAL-PROPERTIES; SIXGE1-X ALLOYS; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; GERMANIUM;
D O I
10.1016/0921-5107(91)90178-X
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
We present experimental as well as theoretical data for the linear optical response of symmetrically strained Ge4Si6[001] superlattices. Ab initio calculations show that the superlattice considered has a direct gap at about 1.1 eV. The lowest direct transitions are dipole allowed, although they are rather weak. The complex dielectric function has been measured with a rotating analyser ellipsometer. Excellent agreement of the experimental second-derivative spectrum d2-epsilon-2/d-omega-2 with the theory is obtained after the calculated epsilon-2(omega) has been convoluted with a lorentzian to include effects of lifetime broadening, both for the shape and position of bulk-like and for new superlattice-like transitions. A detailed analysis of the observed structures in terms of interband transitions is given.
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页数:4
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