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杂质在GaAs和InAs纳米线中的偏析

Segregation of impurities in GaAs and InAs nanowires

M. Galicka, R. Buczko, P. Kacman

摘要:

使用基于密度泛函理论的从头算方法,我们研究了各种掺杂剂(Si,Be,Zn,Sn)的偏析和形成能,通常用于在GaAs和InAs纳米线中获得p型或n型导电性。Au和O原子的分布,这可能是无意中纳入线的生长过程中,也进行了研究。对锌纳米线和纤锌矿结构进行的计算表明,大多数杂质的分布取决于线的晶体结构。例如,它表明,相同的生长条件可以导致较低的能量为硅取代镓(施主)在纤锌矿结构的线和取代砷(受主)在锌线结构的线。相反,我们得到的金和氧原子总是倾向于留在GaAs和InAs纳米线的侧表面,与实验结果一致,而对于铍,当杂质位于纤锌矿线的中心或沿[1; 0; 1]轴从表面到中心的锌锗线,这可以解释最近观察到的扩散到GaAs线的体积这种杂质。

英文摘要:

Using ab initio methods based on the density functional theory, we investigate the segregation and formation energies for various dopants (Si, Be, Zn, Sn), commonly used to obtain p- or ntype conductivity in GaAs and InAs nanowires. The distribution of Au and O atoms, which may be unintentionally incorporated during the wire growth, is also studied. The calculations performed for nanowires of zinc blende and wurtzite structure show that the distribution of most of the impurities depends on the crystal structure of the wires. For example, it is shown that the same growth conditions can lead to lower energy for Si substituting Ga (donor) in the wire of wurtzite structure and substituting As (acceptor) in the wire of zinc blende structure. In contrast, we obtain that gold and oxygen atoms always tend to stay at the lateral surfaces of GaAs and InAs nanowires, in agreement with experimental findings, while for beryllium the lowest energies are found when the impurities are located in sites in the center of the wurtzite wire or along the [1; 0; 1] axis from surface to the center of the zinc blende wire, what can explain the recently observed diffusion of this impurity into the volume of GaAs wires.

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