Band gap bowing and band offsets in relaxed and strained Si1−xGex alloys by employing a new nonlinear interpolation scheme
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- 18 January 2013
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 113 (3) , 033708
Abstract
We present nonlocal empirical pseudopotential calculations for SiGe alloys employing a novel nonlinear interpolation scheme. Our interpolation scheme is able to correctly model for the first time the band gap bowing observed in relaxed SiGe alloys. The valence-band-edge and conduction-band-edge energies in relaxed Si1−xGex for arbitrary x, which are difficult to obtain by experimental techniques, have been evaluated using pseudopotential calculations. We have also calculated the band energies of pseudomorphic [100]-strained Si1−xGex alloys grown over unstrained Si1−yGey substrates. The energy gaps, valence and conduction band offsets, effective masses, and strain induced splittings in pseudomorphic SiGe layers are calculated for the whole range of alloy compositions x and y.Keywords
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