GaAsSb bandgap, surface fermi level, and surface state density studied by photoreflectance modulation spectroscopy

被引：18

作者：

Hwang, J. S. ^{[1
]}

Tsai, J. T. ^{[1
]}

Su, I. C. ^{[1
]}

Lin, H. C. ^{[1
]}

Lu, Y. T. ^{[1
]}

Chiu, P. C. ^{[2
]}

Chyi, J. I. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Natl Cheng Kung Univ, Dept Phys, Tainan 70101, Taiwan

[2] Natl Cent Univ, Dept Elect Engn, Chungli 32054, Taiwan

来源：

APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS | 2012年 / 100卷 / 22期

关键词：

INALAS; RAMAN;

D O I：

10.1063/1.4724097

中图分类号：

O59 [应用物理学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

The bandgap, surface Fermi level, and surface state density of a series of GaAs1-xSbx surface intrinsic-n(+) structures with GaAs as substrate are determined for various Sb mole fractions x by the photoreflectance modulation spectroscopy. The dependence of the bandgap on the mole composition x is in good agreement with previous measurements as well as predictions calculated using the dielectric model of Van Vechten and Bergstresser in Phys. Rev. B 1, 3551 (1970). For a particular composition x, the surface Fermi level is always strongly pinned within the bandgap of GaAs1-xSbx and we find its variation with composition x is well described by a function E-F = 0.70 - 0.192 x for 0 <= x <= 0.35, a result which is notably different from that reported by Chouaib et al. [Appl. Phys. Lett. 93, 041913 (2008)]. Our results suggest that the surface Fermi level is pinned at the midgap of GaAs and near the valence band of the GaSb. (C) 2012 American Institute of Physics. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4724097]

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