Electron band structure and properties of disordered semiconductor compound alloys

D. Alexandrov*, K. S A Butcher, T. L. Tansley

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    Abstract

    A new metric system called the electron metric system, having a basic metric constant, is introduced. The connection between the electron metric system and the external metric system is defined. The symmetry relationships of the multinary semiconductor compound alloys are defined according to the electron metric system. The basic metric constant is found on the basis of a diatomic tetrahedral cell. The electron wave vector in the new system is found and the electron energy states are determined. Correlation is shown between the electron energy and the electron wave vector in the multinary crystal. The LCAO electron band structures of InxAl1xN are presented. The phenomenon tunnel optical absorption is investigated in InxAl1xN, in InxGa1xN, in InN containing oxygen and in non-stoichiometric InN. It is found the optical absorption edges begin in energies much lower than the energy band gaps due to this phenomenon. Existence of excitons of the structure is shown in these semiconductors and it is found that the peaks of the PL spectra correspond to annihilation energies of these excitons.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationComputational Methods and Experimental Measurements XIII
    EditorsC.A. Brebbia, G.M. Carlomagno
    Place of PublicationSouthampton
    PublisherWIT Press
    Pages75-84
    Number of pages10
    Volume46
    ISBN (Print)9781845640842
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2007
    Event13th International Conference on Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements, CMEM 2007 - Prague, Czech Republic
    Duration: 2 Jul 20074 Jul 2007

    Other

    Other13th International Conference on Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements, CMEM 2007
    Country/TerritoryCzech Republic
    CityPrague
    Period2/07/074/07/07

    Keywords

    • Optical properties
    • Semiconductor compound alloys

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