ENERGY BARRIERS AND INTERFACE STATES AT HETEROJUNCTIONS

被引:124
作者
FLORES, F [1 ]
TEJEDOR, C [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV AUTONOMA MADRID,CSIC,INST FIS ESTADO SOLIDO,MADRID 34,SPAIN
来源
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS C-SOLID STATE PHYSICS | 1979年 / 12卷 / 04期
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10.1088/0022-3719/12/4/018
中图分类号
O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号
070205 ;
摘要
In this paper homopolar and heteropolar heterojunctions have been analysed. The energy band discontinuities at heteropolar heterojunctions have been obtained self-consistently by analysing the charge induced at the interface. The crucial point of the analysis is the flow of charge between both semiconductors as a function of the difference in energy between their charge neutrality levels. For homopolar heterojunctions interface relaxation is discussed and it appears to be a function of the state of occupation of the interface. The analysis gives a relaxation of 4% for the 111-GeGaAs interface.
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页码:731 / 749
页数:19
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