The In-N clusters form in the dilute nitride InxGa1-xNy As1-yalloys after annealing.It is found that the formation of the In-N clusters not only raises the N levels lying above the conduction band minimum(CBM)of In Ga...The In-N clusters form in the dilute nitride InxGa1-xNy As1-yalloys after annealing.It is found that the formation of the In-N clusters not only raises the N levels lying above the conduction band minimum(CBM)of In GaA s,but also raises the N levels below the CBM of In GaA s,leading to the variation of the impurity-host interaction.The blueshift of the band gap energy is relative to the variation of the impurity-host interaction.In order to describe the blueshift of the band gap energy due to the formation of the In-N clusters,a model is developed.It is found that the model can describe the blueshift of the band gap energy well.In addition,it is found the blueshift of the band gap energy due to the atom interdiffusion at the interface can be larger than that due to the formation of the In-N clusters.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.61504094Tinjin Research Program of Application Foundation and Advanced Technology under No.15JCYBJC16300Tianjin City High School Science and Technology Fund Planning Project No.20120609
文摘The In-N clusters form in the dilute nitride InxGa1-xNy As1-yalloys after annealing.It is found that the formation of the In-N clusters not only raises the N levels lying above the conduction band minimum(CBM)of In GaA s,but also raises the N levels below the CBM of In GaA s,leading to the variation of the impurity-host interaction.The blueshift of the band gap energy is relative to the variation of the impurity-host interaction.In order to describe the blueshift of the band gap energy due to the formation of the In-N clusters,a model is developed.It is found that the model can describe the blueshift of the band gap energy well.In addition,it is found the blueshift of the band gap energy due to the atom interdiffusion at the interface can be larger than that due to the formation of the In-N clusters.
