Structural properties of a GaNxP1-x alloy: Raman studies

I. A. Buyanova; W. M. Chen; E. M. Goldys; H. P. Xin; C. W. Tu

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Structural properties of a GaNxP1-x alloy: Raman studies

I. A. Buyanova^*, W. M. Chen, E. M. Goldys, H. P. Xin, C. W. Tu

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Raman measurements in backscattering configuration are employed to characterize the effect of nitrogen on the structural properties of a GaN_xP_1-x alloy with x ≤ 3%. The following effects of N incorporation on the vibrational spectra of GaNP are observed. First, frequencies of GaP-like and GaN-like longitudinal optical phonons exhibit strong compositional dependence, due to a combined effect of alloying and biaxial strain. Second, a dramatic quenching of two-phonon Raman scattering and an emergence of zone-edge GaP-like vibrations are observed. These effects are tentatively attributed to a local distortion of the GaNP lattice and/or compositional disorder in the alloy.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3959-3961
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	78
Issue number	25
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1380244
Publication status	Published - 18 Jun 2001

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