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The electronic and positronic properties of the pentanary semiconductor alloys GaxIn1-xPySbzAs1-y-z lattice matched to GaSb have been studied. The electron wave function is calculated semiempirically using the pseudopotential band model under the virtual crystal approximation. The positron wave function is evaluated under the point core approximation for the ionic potential. Electronic and positronic quantities namely, electronic structure and band gaps, positron band structure, effective mass and affinity, and electron-positron momentum densities have been predicted and their dependence on the phosphorus composition has been discussed.
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Received 30 August 2002 / Received in final form 12 February 2003 Published online 24 April 2003
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Bouarissa, N. Theoretical study of electronic and positronic properties in Ga xln 1- xP ySb zAs 1- y - z lattice matched to GaSb. Eur. Phys. J. B 32, 421–428 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2003-00120-9
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2003-00120-9