We extend the analysis of optical transition energies above 1.5 eV in ternary Si x Ge 1− x − y Sn y alloys grown by molecular beam epitaxy to a composition range in which 1− x − y is as low as 0.405. Simple models for transition energies assume a quadratic dependence on material content. Comparing our results to existing predictions of the transition energies based on results obtained from samples with much lower Si and Sn content, however, we find a significant disagreement between experiment and theory, indicating that the assumption of a quadratic dependence might not be valid for the entire composition range of the ternary alloy.
%0 Journal Article
%1 fischer2017optical
%A Fischer, Inga A
%A Berrier, Audrey
%A Hornung, Florian
%A Oehme, Michael
%A Zaumseil, Peter
%A Capellini, Giovanni
%A von den Driesch, Nils
%A Buca, Dan
%A Schulze, Jörg
%D 2017
%J Semiconductor Science and Technology
%K iht j.schulze.iht journal
%N 12
%P 124004
%R https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6641/aa95d3
%T Optical critical points of SixGe1-x-ySny alloys with high Si content
%U http://stacks.iop.org/0268-1242/32/i=12/a=124004
%V 32
%X We extend the analysis of optical transition energies above 1.5 eV in ternary Si x Ge 1− x − y Sn y alloys grown by molecular beam epitaxy to a composition range in which 1− x − y is as low as 0.405. Simple models for transition energies assume a quadratic dependence on material content. Comparing our results to existing predictions of the transition energies based on results obtained from samples with much lower Si and Sn content, however, we find a significant disagreement between experiment and theory, indicating that the assumption of a quadratic dependence might not be valid for the entire composition range of the ternary alloy.
@article{fischer2017optical,
abstract = {We extend the analysis of optical transition energies above 1.5 eV in ternary Si x Ge 1− x − y Sn y alloys grown by molecular beam epitaxy to a composition range in which 1− x − y is as low as 0.405. Simple models for transition energies assume a quadratic dependence on material content. Comparing our results to existing predictions of the transition energies based on results obtained from samples with much lower Si and Sn content, however, we find a significant disagreement between experiment and theory, indicating that the assumption of a quadratic dependence might not be valid for the entire composition range of the ternary alloy.},
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author = {Fischer, Inga A and Berrier, Audrey and Hornung, Florian and Oehme, Michael and Zaumseil, Peter and Capellini, Giovanni and von den Driesch, Nils and Buca, Dan and Schulze, Jörg},
biburl = {https://puma.ub.uni-stuttgart.de/bibtex/26ec5ab44a331600b3fb40035ac83c47e/ihtpublikation},
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journal = {Semiconductor Science and Technology},
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number = 12,
pages = 124004,
timestamp = {2018-11-19T10:19:24.000+0100},
title = {Optical critical points of SixGe1-x-ySny alloys with high Si content},
url = {http://stacks.iop.org/0268-1242/32/i=12/a=124004},
volume = 32,
year = 2017
}
