Nonlinear piezoelectricity: The effect of pressure on CdTe

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作者
Andre, R [1 ]
Cibert, J [1 ]
Dang, LS [1 ]
Zeman, J [1 ]
Zigone, M [1 ]
机构
[1] MAX PLANCK INST FESTKORPERFORSCH,CNRS,LAB PHYS MAGNET INTENSES,F-38042 GRENOBLE,FRANCE
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1996年 / 53卷 / 11期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.53.6951
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T [工业技术];
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摘要
We report the observation of nonlinear piezoelectricity under hydrostatic pressures in a semiconductor. Optical measurements were carried out on CdTe-based piezoelectric quantum wells. At 2.7 GPa the field is changed by a factor of 2, as the result of a strong variation of the piezoelectric coefficient. Such a piezoelectric effect arises because the ionic and electronic contributions to the total polarization nearly cancel, as predicted by a recent ab initio calculation. Similar effects are expected in ZnTe, ZnSe, and InAs, where this near cancellation also occurs.
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页码:6951 / 6954
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