Optical constants of epitaxial AlGaN films and their temperature dependence

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作者：

Brunner, D ^{[1
]}

Angerer, H ^{[1
]}

Bustarret, E ^{[1
]}

Freudenberg, F ^{[1
]}

Hopler, R ^{[1
]}

Dimitrov, R ^{[1
]}

Ambacher, O ^{[1
]}

Stutzmann, M ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] TECH UNIV MUNICH,WALTER SCHOTTKY INST,D-85748 GARCHING,GERMANY

来源：

JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS | 1997年 / 82卷 / 10期

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10.1063/1.366309

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O59 [应用物理学];

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摘要：

We have studied the dependence of the absorption edge and the refractive index of wurtzite AlxGa1-xN films on temperature and composition using transmission and photothermal deflection spectroscopy. The Al molar fraction of the AlxGa1-xN films grown by plasma induced molecular beam epitaxy was varied through the entire range of composition (0 less than or equal to x less than or equal to 1). We determined the absorption edges of AlxGa1-xN films and a bowing parameter of 1.3 +/- 0.2 eV. The refractive index in the photon energy range between 1 and 5.5 eV and temperatures between 7 and 295 K was deduced from the interference fringes. The static refractive index n(0) changed from 2.29 for GaN to 1.96 for AlN at room temperature. A variation of temperature from 295 to 7 K resulted in a decrease of refractive index (at photon energies close to the band gap) by 0.05 +/- 0.01 and in an energy shift of the absorption edge of about 64 +/- 5 meV independent of the Al content of the films. Using the Kramers-Kronig dispersion relation and an approximation for the dispersion coefficient for photon energies near the band gap, the refractive index could be described as a function of photon energy, Al content, and temperature. (C) 1997 American Institute of Physics.

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页码：5090 / 5096

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