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arXiv 1809.05985cond-mat.mtrl-sci
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常规半导体直接或间接带隙性质的统一理论

Unified theory of the direct or indirect bandgap nature of conventional semiconductors

Lin-Ding Yuan, Hui-Xiong Deng, Shu-Shen Li, Jun-Wei Luo, Su-Huai Wei

摘要:

尽管带隙跃迁的直接或间接性质是用于光电应用的半导体的基本参数,但是对于为什么一些常规半导体具有直接或间接带隙的理解仍然是模糊的。在这封信中,我们揭示了占据的阳离子d带的存在是通过s-d和p-d耦合确定半导体带隙的直接性的主要因素,s-d和p-d耦合将X谷和L谷处的导带能级推高,但使Γ谷导态保持不变。这个统一的理论明确地解释了为什么金刚石、硅、锗和铝的III-V族半导体,没有活跃的占据d带,具有间接带隙,而其余的普通半导体,除了GaP,具有直接带隙。除了s-d和p-d耦合外,阴离子的键长和电负性是调节导带的Γ-、X-和L-谷的能量排序的两个剩余因素,并且分别对具有直接、间接和直接带隙的GAN、GaP和GaAs中的异常带隙行为负责,尽管N、P和As按原子序数的升序排列。这一认识将有助于设计新型直接带隙发光材料。

英文摘要:

Although the direct or indirect nature of the bandgap transition is an essential parameter of semiconductors for optoelectronic applications, the understanding why some of the conventional semiconductors have direct or indirect bandgaps remains ambiguous. In this Letter, we revealed that the existence of the occupied cation d bands is a prime element in determining the directness of the bandgap of semiconductors through the s-d and p-d couplings, which push the conduction band energy levels at the X- and L-valley up, but leaves the Γ-valley conduction state unchanged. This unified theory unambiguously explains why Diamond, Si, Ge, and Al-containing group III-V semiconductors, which do not have active occupied d bands, have indirect bandgaps and remaining common semiconductors, except GaP, have direct bandgaps. Besides s-d and p-d couplings, bond length and electronegativity of anions are two remaining factors regulating the energy ordering of the Γ-, X-, and L-valley of the conduction band, and are responsible for the anomalous bandgap behaviors in GaN, GaP, and GaAs that have direct, indirect, and direct bandgaps, respectively, despite the fact that N, P, and As are in ascending order of the atomic number. This understanding will shed light on the design of new direct bandgap light-emitting materials.

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