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- Title
First Principles Study on Electronic Structure and Optical Properties of Ternary GaAs:Bi Alloy.
- Authors
Lifei Yu; Dechun Li; Shengzhi Zhao; Guiqiu Li; Kejian Yang
- Abstract
The electronic structure and optical properties of ternary GaAs:Bi alloy are investigated by first principles calculations. It is found that the band gap of GaAs1-xBix decreases monotonously with the increasing of Bi concentration, resulting in the fundamental absorption edge and main absorption peaks of GaAs1-xBix shifting toward lower energy with the increase of the Bi content. The optical constants of GaAs1-xBix, such as the optical absorption coefficient, refractive index, extinction coefficient and optical conductivity, are greater than those of pure GaAs when x > 3.1%, but less than those of pure GaAs when x < 3.1%, which is primarily decided by the intraband level repulsions between Bi-induced states and host states on the valence bands; the contribution of Bi-6s, Bi-6p orbitals and Ga-4p, Ga-4s orbitals on conduction bands is also crucial. Bi doping plays an important role in the modulation of the static dielectric constant and the static refractive index. These results suggest a promising application of GaAs1-xBix alloy as a semiconductor saturable absorber.
- Subjects
ELECTRONIC structure; OPTICAL properties; BISMUTH; ALLOYS; BAND gaps; PHYSICAL &; theoretical chemistry
- Publication
Materials (1996-1944), 2012, Vol 5, Issue 12, p2486
- ISSN
1996-1944
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ma5122486