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Ge_(1-x)Sn_x合金中的非替位单原子缺陷

Non-substitutional single-atom defects in the Ge_(1-x)Sn_x alloy

C. I. Ventura, J. D. Fuhr, R. A. Barrio

摘要:

Ge_(1-x)Sn_x合金在大x下很难形成,这与其它IV族半导体组合的情况相反。然而,在低x下,它们是表现良好的取代化合物的典型例子,这对于利用窄带半导体的电子性质是理想的。在本文中,我们提出了另一种单位缺陷($β-Sn$)的外观,由一个单一的Sn原子在中心的Ge双空位,这可能会解释这些事实。因此,我们研究这些合金的电子和结构特性进行广泛的数值从头计算局部缺陷。结果表明,$β$缺陷的环境向立方八面体构型弛豫,促进了金属白锡的成核及其偏析,如在非晶样品中所发现的。利用这些局部缺陷计算的信息,我们建立了一个简单的统计模型,以研究在热平衡中可以形成这些$β$缺陷的浓度。这些结果与实验结果非常吻合,关于临界浓度以上的均匀合金不能在室温下形成。我们的模型还预测了观察到的事实,即在较低的温度下,临界浓度增加。我们还进行了单点有效场计算的电子结构,这进一步支持了我们的假设。

英文摘要:

Ge_(1-x)Sn_x alloys have proved difficult to form at large x, contrary to what happens with other group IV semiconductor combinations. However, at low x they are typical examples of well-behaved substitutional compounds, which is desirable for harnessing the electronic properties of narrow band semiconductors. In this paper, we propose the appearance of another kind of single-site defect ($β-Sn$), consisting of a single Sn atom in the center of a Ge divacancy, that may account for these facts. Accordingly, we examine the electronic and structural properties of these alloys by performing extensive numerical ab-initio calculations around local defects. The results show that the environment of the $β$ defect relaxes towards a cubic octahedral configuration, facilitating the nucleation of metallic white tin and its segregation, as found in amorphous samples. Using the information stemming from these local defect calculations, we built a simple statistical model to investigate at which concentration these $β$ defects can be formed in thermal equilibrium. These results agree remarkably well with experimental findings, concerning the critical concentration above which the homogeneous alloys cannot be formed at room temperature. Our model also predicts the observed fact that at lower temperature the critical concentration increases. We also performed single site effective-field calculations of the electronic structure, which further support our hypothesis.

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