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Theory of the electronic structure of dilute bismide and bismide-nitride alloys of GaAs: Tight-binding and k.p models

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Abstract

The addition of dilute concentrations of bismuth (Bi) into GaAs to form GaBixAs1-x alloys results in a large reduction of the band gap energy (Eg) accompanied by a significant increase of the spin-orbit-splitting energy (ΔSO), leading to an Eg < ΔSO regime for x ∼ 10% which is technologically relevant for the design of highly efficient photonic devices. The quaternary alloy GaBixNyAs1-x-y offers further flexibility for band gap tuning, because both nitrogen and bismuth can independently induce band gap reduction. This work reports sp3s* tight binding and 14-band k·p models for the study of the electronic structure of GaBi xAs1-x and GaBixNyAs1-x-y alloys. Our results are in good agreement with the available experimental data.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPhysics of Semiconductors - Proceedings of the 31st International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors, ICPS 2012
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
Pages21-22
Number of pages2
ISBN (Print)9780735411944
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Event31st International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors, ICPS 2012 - Zurich, Switzerland
Duration: 29 Jul 20123 Aug 2012

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1566
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference31st International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors, ICPS 2012
Country/TerritorySwitzerland
CityZurich
Period29/07/123/08/12

Keywords

  • Band-Anticrossing
  • Bismuth
  • Electronic Structure
  • Extreme Semiconductor Alloys
  • Nitrogen
  • Tight Binding

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