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Optical spectra of wide band gap BexZn1−x Se alloys

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We report optical measurements (photoluminescence, Raman scattering, and infrared reflectance) of direct band gap and of optical phonon energies of BexZn1−x Se alloys grown by MBE on (001) GaAs substrates for a wide range of Be concentrations. The high band gap of BeSe (5.15 eV) suggests the possibility of using isoternary alloys for ultraviolet optoelectronic applications. BexZn1−x Se has the unique advantage that it can be lattice matched to Si at about x=0.5. We observed a strong linear shift of the BexZn1−x Se direct band gap to higher energies with increasing Be content (to 3.63 eV for x=0.34). Furthermore, optical phonon parameters for the entire range of BeSe content have been obtained. Finally, polarized infrared and Raman spectra revealed local atomic ordering (anti-clustering) effects in the group-II sublattice.

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  1. Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, USA

    A. M. Mintairov, S. Raymond & J. L. Merz

  2. Department of Physics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 46556, USA

    F. C. Peiris, S. Lee, U. Bindley & J. K. Furdyna

  3. A.F. Ioffe Physicotechnical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 194021, St. Petersburg, Russia

    A. M. Mintairov, V. G. Melehin & K. Sadchikov

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Fiz. Tekh. Poluprovodn. 33, 1120–1122 (September 1999)

This article was published in English in the original Russian journal. Reproduced here with stylistic changes by the Translation Editor.

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Mintairov, A.M., Raymond, S., Merz, J.L. et al. Optical spectra of wide band gap BexZn1−x Se alloys. Semiconductors 33, 1021–1023 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1187830

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