Institut für Physik - Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Max-Born-Institut
Publications>>Compositonal dependence of the band-gap of Ge(1-x-y) Si(x) Sn(y) alloys
Compositonal dependence of the band-gap of Ge(1-x-y) Si(x) Sn(y) alloys
Wendav, T, Fischer, IA, Montanari, M, Zoellner, MH, Klesse, W, Capellini, G, von_den_Driesch, N, Oehme, M, Buca, D, Busch, K, and Schulze, J (2016)
Applied Physics Letters 108:242104
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The group-IV semiconductor alloy Ge(1−x−y) Si(x) Sn(y) has recently attracted great interest due to its prospective potential for use in optoelectronics, electronics, and photovoltaics. Here, we investigate molecular beam epitaxy grown Ge(1−x−y) Si(x) Sn(y) alloys lattice-matched to Ge with large Si and Sn concentrations of up to 42% and 10%, respectively. The samples were characterized in detail by Rutherford backscattering/channeling spectroscopy for composition and crystal quality, x-ray diffraction for strain determination, and photoluminescence spectroscopy for the assessment of band-gap energies. Moreover, the experimentally extracted material parameters were used to determine the SiSn bowing and to make predictions about the optical transition energy.