Local crystalline structure of multinary semiconducting alloys : Random vs. ordered distributions

• Autorzy: Kisiel A. , Robouch B. V. , Marcelli A.

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10.1016/j.opelre.2017.06.012

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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A description of the status of the art of experimental and theoretical investigations of local crystalline structures of tetrahedron ordered ternary and quaternary semiconducting alloys is presented. Experimental EXAFS data and FTIR analysis are summarized and analyzed using both the Rigid Network Cations theoretical model and the Strained-tetrahedra model. Internal preferences of ion pairs in ternary and qua-ternary alloys are discussed. Several ternary systems of different structures show ideal quasi-canonical Bernoulli distributions, while others are characterized by extreme preferences in which one, several or even all configurations are depressed or even lacking. The results demonstrate that the validity of the Bernoulli distribution is limited and not fulfilled in many systems. This article is an expanded version of the scientific reports presented at the International Conference on Semiconductor Nanostructures for Optoelectronics and Biosensors 2016 ICSeNOB2016, May 22–25, 2016, Rzeszow, Poland.

Słowa kluczowe

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local crystal structure; tetrahedron ordered semiconductors; statistical model; EXAFS; FTIR; site occupation preferences; sizes and shape of elemental tetrahedra

• Wydawca: Stowarzyszenie Elektryków Polskich ; Polska Akademia Nauk ; Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna im. Jarosława Dąbrowskiego
• Czasopismo: Opto-Electronics Review
• Rocznik: 2017
• Tom: Vol. 25, No. 3
• Strony: 242--250
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 57 poz., rys., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Kisiel A.

• Instytut Fizyki im. Mariana Smoluchowskiego, Uniwersytet Jagielloński, ul. S. Łojasiewicza 11, 30- 348, Cracow, Poland

autor

Robouch B. V.

• INFN - Laboratori Nazionali Frascati, via E. Fermi 40, CP 13, 00044 Frascati (RM), Italy

autor

Marcelli A.

• INFN - Laboratori Nazionali Frascati, via E. Fermi 40, CP 13, 00044 Frascati (RM), Italy
• Rome International Center for Materials Science Superstripes (RICMASS), Via dei Sabelli 119 A, 00185, Roma, Italy, Italy

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