Band parameters for III–V compound semiconductors and their alloys

I Vurgaftman, JÁR Meyer, LR Ram-Mohan - Journal of applied physics, 2001 - pubs.aip.org
We present a comprehensive, up-to-date compilation of band parameters for the
technologically important III–V zinc blende and wurtzite compound semiconductors: GaAs …

Band parameters for nitrogen-containing semiconductors

I Vurgaftman, JR Meyer - Journal of applied physics, 2003 - pubs.aip.org
We present a comprehensive and up-to-date compilation of band parameters for all of the
nitrogen-containing III–V semiconductors that have been investigated to date. The two main …

Pyroelectric properties ofAl (In) GaN/GaN hetero-and quantum well structures

O Ambacher, J Majewski, C Miskys… - Journal of physics …, 2002 - iopscience.iop.org
The macroscopic nonlinear pyroelectric polarization of wurtzite Al x Ga 1-x N, In x Ga 1-x N
and Al x In 1-x N ternary compounds (large spontaneous polarization and piezoelectric …

Current status of AlInN layers lattice-matched to GaN for photonics and electronics

R Butté, JF Carlin, E Feltin, M Gonschorek… - Journal of Physics D …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
We report on the current properties of Al 1− x In x N (x≈ 0.18) layers lattice-matched (LM) to
GaN and their specific use to realize nearly strain-free structures for photonic and electronic …

High-quality AlInN for high index contrast Bragg mirrors lattice matched to GaN

JF Carlin, M Ilegems - Applied physics letters, 2003 - pubs.aip.org
We report on the growth by metalorganic vapor phase epitaxy of high-quality Al 1− x In x N
layers and AlInN/GaN Bragg mirrors near lattice matched to GaN. Layers are grown on a …

Improved refractive index formulas for the and alloys

GM Laws, EC Larkins, I Harrison, C Molloy… - Journal of applied …, 2001 - pubs.aip.org
A detailed understanding of the nitride refractive indices is essential for the modeling and
design of III–N laser structures. In this article, we report on the assessment of the refractive …

First-principles calculations of gap bowing in and alloys: Relation to structural and thermodynamic properties

M Ferhat, F Bechstedt - Physical Review B, 2002 - APS
First-principles pseudopotential plane-wave calculations are used to investigate the
electronic, structural, and thermodynamic properties of cubic nitride alloys In x Ga 1− x N …

First-principles investigation of lattice constants and bowing parameters in wurtzite AlxGa1− xN, InxGa1− xN and InxAl1− xN alloys

Z Dridi, B Bouhafs, P Ruterana - Semiconductor Science and …, 2003 - iopscience.iop.org
First-principles calculations, by means of the full-potential augmented plane wave method
using the local density approximation, were carried out for the structural and electronic …

Progresses in III‐nitride distributed Bragg reflectors and microcavities using AlInN/GaN materials

JF Carlin, C Zellweger, J Dorsaz, S Nicolay… - … status solidi (b), 2005 - Wiley Online Library
We propose to use lattice‐matched AlInN/GaN to replace the Al (Ga) N/GaN material system
for III‐nitride Bragg reflectors, despite the poor material quality of AlInN reported until very …

Energy bandgap bowing of InAlN alloys studied by spectroscopic ellipsometry

E Iliopoulos, A Adikimenakis, C Giesen… - Applied Physics …, 2008 - pubs.aip.org
In x Al 1− x N films were heteroepitaxially grown on Al N∕ Al 2 O 3 (0001) templates by
molecular beam epitaxy. The compositions studied spanned the whole ternary range. The …