STRUCTURE STUDY OF MODULATION-DOPED Cd1-xMnxTe: In/CdTe STRAINED LAYER MULTIPLE QUANTUM WELLS

The photomodulated reflectivity (PR) spectroscopy of modulation-doped diluted mag-netic semiconductor Cd_1-xMn_xTe: In/CdTe multiple quantum wells has been measured at 20-300K. Several spectral features associated with intersubband transitions have been found. The band structure of Cd_1-xMn_xTe: In/CdTe has been calculated by the Hartree self-consistent method. The results show that the theory is in agreement with experiments. In addition, an abnormal transition intensity ratio of 22H (the second heavy hole subband to the second electroa subband) to 11H (the first heavy hole subband to the first electron subband) caused by electron filled effect has been reported. At low temperature, a feature associated with Fermi level is observed, which has not been reported before.     

Modulation,photoluminescence, and Raman spectroscopy of semiconductor heterostructures

Using illustrative examples from the investigations of the author and his collaborators, it is shown that (1) piezo-modulated reflectivity (2) photoluminescence and (3) Raman spectroscopy can be effectively used in the study of collective and localized excitations in semiconductor heterostructures. Results on epilayers of Cd_1−xMn_xTe:In and ZnSe and quantum well structures of GaAs/Al_xGa_1−xAs; Cd_1−xMn_xTe/Cd_1−yMn_yTe; Cd_1−xMn_xTe/CdTe; Cd_1−xMn_xTe:In/CdTe are discussed.     

Atomic and electronic structure formation at the metal-Cd1−xMnxTe interface

Atomic and electronic structure modification of a metal-Cd_1−xMn_xTe interface is achieved using selective etching of the Cd_1−xMn_xTe surface (x=0, 0.34) and Cd adsorption. It is revealed that Te, TeO₂, Mn₃O₄, and CdTeO₃ are formed at the Cd_1−xMn_xTe surface etched in Br₂ solution. Te and Cd_1−xMn_xTe produce TeCd_1−xMn_xTe heterojunctions, the salient features of which are nearly symmetric nonlinear I-V characteristics. At the Cd_1−xMn_xTe surface with adsorbed Cd, CdTe might form, resulting in a CdTe-Cd_1−xMn_xTe heterojunction. The metal-CdTe-Cd_1−xMn_xTe microstructure is characterized by a nonlinear dependence of current on voltage and rectifying behaviour. The results obtained give deep insight into electronic processes in metal-Cd_1−xMn_xTe microstructures.     

First-principles study of the structural,electronic and optical properties of the cubic triangular quaternary ZnxCdyHg1-x-yTe alloys under hydrostatic pressure

In the present computational study, we have explored the structural, electronic and optical properties of ZnTe, CdTe and HgTe binary compounds and their ternary alloys Zn_xCd_1-xTe, Zn_xHg_1-xTe and Cd_xHg_1-xTe as well as their ordered quaternary Zn_xCd_yHg_1-x-yTe alloys using the full potential linearized augmented plane wave (FP-LAPW) method based on the density functional theory. We have numerically estimated the total energies, the lattice parameters, the bulk moduli and their first pressure derivative using the generalized gradient approximation (GGA). The band structure is computed using the modified Becke-Johnson (TB-mBJ) approximation. Results of our study show a nonlinear dependence of the composition on the lattice constant, bulk modulus and band gap for the binary and ternary compounds as well as for the quaternary alloys. Additionally, the dielectric function, the refractive index and the loss energy were also reported. The pressure effect on the band gap energy and optical properties were also investigated and reported. Our results are in good agreement with experimental values and theoretical data available in the literature.     

Negatively charged excitons and the optical properties of modulation-doped quantum wells

Optical and magneto-optical properties are studied for II-VI semiconductor multiple quantum wells (MQWs) doped with donors in the barriers to give electron concentrations of 2 10¹⁰ to 6 10¹¹ cm^-2 in the well layers. Following on from the recent identification of negatively charged excitons X^- (two electrons bound to one hole) in CdTe/Cd_1-xZn_xTe MQWs, this paper presents more specifically the circular polarisation of the luminescence associated with X^- and with the normal exciton X (one electron and one hole) in this type of structure. Very similar magneto-optical properties are observed for modulation doped Zn_0.9Cd_0.1Se/ZnSe MQWs, and X^- is identified in these wells with a binding energy as large as 7 meV for the second electron at 50Å, well-width.     

Hg1-xCdxTe的低频吸收带

本文对Hg_1-xCd_xTe的低频吸收带,提出另一种解释。把Hg_1-xCd_xTe作为具有0—25％Cd(或Hg)替位杂质的HgTe(或CdTe)晶体,用格林函数计算含有一个Cd(或Hg)的HgTe(或CdTe)双原子链振动谱,进而讨论Hg_1-xCd_xTe混晶振动模的特性,结果表明Hg_1-xCd_xTe在k→0存在频率不趋于零的声学声子,它们有条件吸收远红外波段的光子,形成低频吸收带。它能说明已报道的实验上观察到的低频吸收带的主要特征,并表明对光学声子存在双模行为的其它混晶,在远红外吸收谱中很可能存在类似的低频吸收带。 关键词：     

高压下半磁半导体Cd1-xMnxSe的相变研究

利用金刚石对顶砧高压装置,并分别用光吸收和X射线衍射实验方法测量了Cd_1-xMn_xSe样品在高压下的相变,发现该样品的高压相变是不可逆,常压下Cd_1-xMn_xSe具有纤维锌矿结构,高压下变为NaCl结构,而卸压后成为闪锌矿结构,同时给出了Cd_1-xMn_xSe样品的相变压力及其与组分x的关系。 关键词：     

Hg1-xCdxTe n+-p光电二极管中的深能级及其电流机构的流体静压力研究

在流体静压力(0—2GPa)下,对Hg_1-xCd_xTe n⁺-p光电二极管(x=0.5)室温电学特性进行了实验和理论研究。通过考虑深能级压力效应及其对深能级辅助隧道电流的影响,较好地解释了实验上观察到的p-n结伏安特性在小偏压范围下呈现的“反常”压力关系。由对实验数据的理论拟合得到两个深能级:D₁(=E_v+0.75E_g)和D₂(=E_v关键词：     

Valence band spin-orbit splitting in CdTe and Cdf−xMnxTe and giant zeeman effect in the Γ7 band of Cd1−xMnxTe

Optical transitions from spin-orbit split-off valence band Γ₇ to the conduction band Γ₆ were directly observed in transmission measurements on thin samples of CdTe and Cd_1?xMn_xTe. Precise values of spin-orbit splittings were determined. Giant Zeeman splitting of Γ₇ - Γ₆ exciton in Cd_1?xMn_xTe was observed and found coherent with corresponding splitting of Γ₈-Γ₆ exciton.     

Type III - Type I transition and strain-effect in Hg1−xCdxTeCdTe and Hg1−xZnxTeCdTe superlattices

In this paper, the results of Hg_1−xZn_xTeCdTe strained layer superlattices grown by MBE are reported, and compared to Hg_1−xCd_xTeCdTe superlattices. Both Type III and Type I Hg_1−xZn_xTeCdTe superlattices with different strain have been grown on CdTe(111)B/GaAs(100) and CdTe(100)/GaAs(100) substrates and characterized by electron, X-ray diffraction, infrared transmission and Hall measurements. The values of hole mobility between 5×10³ up to 2×10⁴cm²v⁻¹s⁻¹ at T = 23K along (111)B growth orientation and up to 4.9×10⁴cm²v⁻¹s⁻¹ at T = 5K along (100) growth orientation are obtained for Type III superlattices whereas in Type I superlattices, the hole mobility is between 200–300cm²v⁻¹s⁻¹. This drastic change in the hole mobility between Type III and Type I superlattices along with the role of the strain are discussed in this paper.     

Optical properties and ferromagnetism of ternary Cd<Subscript>1−<Emphasis Type="Italic">x</Emphasis></Subscript>Mn<Subscript><Emphasis Type="Italic">x</Emphasis></Subscript>Te nanocrystals

Cd_1−x Mn _x Te (x = 0, 0.1, 0.2) nanocrystals have been synthesized by mechanical alloying (MA) Cd, Mn, and Se elemental powders. XRD patterns and HRTEM images confirmed the formation of cubic Cd_1−x Mn _x Te nanocrystals. All the diffraction peaks from elemental Cd, Mn, and Te powders disappeared completely in those XRD patterns of as-milled Cd_1−x Mn _x Te nanocrystals for more than 20 h. When the MA process was carried out for 40 h, typical zinc blende structure diffraction mode was exhibited in the XRD pattern. Subsequently, capping the surface of as-milled Cd_1−x Mn _x Te nanocrystals with long chain trioctylphosphine/trioctylphosphine oxide/nitric acid (TOP/TOPO/NA) molecules has achieved colorful dispersion solution, which shows similar optical properties to those CdTe nanocrystals prepared by wet chemical process. The grain size is within the range of 2–8 nm for the capped Cd_1−x Mn _x Te nanocrystals being ball milled for 40 h. The PL excitation peak red shifts to longer wavelength side with increasing Mn concentration. Pure CdTe nanocrystals show ferromagnetism behavior at room temperature, the saturation magnetization value and magnetic hysteresis loop increase with the content of substituting Mn ions within the Cd_1−x Mn _x Te nanocrystals.     

高x值混晶Hg1-xCdxTe光吸收边的压力效应

采用金刚石对顶砧高压装置,在0—36kbar流体静压力范围和室温条件下测量了高x值的P型碲镉汞混晶Hg_0.3Cd_0.7Te光吸收边及其随压力的变化。300K下Hg_0.3Cd_0.7Te光学能隙的实验值与用经验公式的计算值一致。用最小二乘法拟合不同压力下的实验结果,得到Hg_0.3Cd_0.7Te能隙的一阶压力系数α=8.7×10^-11eV/Pa,与用化学键介电 关键词：     

碲镉汞辐射损伤的微观过程

利用高分辨率的电子显微技术,在原子和晶格尺度上,研究了碲镉汞晶体结构在大剂量高能电子作用下,晶体结构产生损伤、扩展和重构的过程。研究结果表明,碲镉汞结构损伤是在强电子束作用下,[(Hg,Cd)Te₄]四面体的形变,在{111}面产生并沿{111}面呈阶梯形扩展的过程。从而在[110]方向观察到了新的更大周期的两维重构网格。 关键词：     

Effects of Cd compensation on the photoluminescence of Cd1-xZnxTe single crystals grown by the modified Bridgman method

In order to deal with the phenomenon of Cd evaporation during the growth of Cd_1-xZn_xTe (x=0.1) crystals, Cd compensation was adopted during the growth by adding excess Cd into the raw materials. Photoluminescence (PL) spectra were used to investigate the effects of Cd compensation on the properties of Cd_1-xZn_xTe. A free exciton (FE) peak appeared in the near band-edge region after Cd compensation, which indicated that the concentration of Cd vacancies (V_Cd) was reduced in Cd_1-xZn_xTe crystals by Cd compensation. The donor–acceptor pair (DAP) peak became dominant in the PL spectrum and its first and second order phonon replica could also be easily identified after Cd compensation, which was only a weak hump in the case of Cd_1-xZn_xTe crystals without Cd compensation. It possibly meant that impurities of Al and In were released from the V_Cd-related complexes. In addition, the deep energy level transition D peak, decreased obviously after Cd compensation, which confirmed that Cd compensation could reduce the dislocation density effectively. PACS 71.20.Nr; 71.55.Gs; 78.55.-m     

Electronic wavefunctions in asymmetric double quantum well structures studied via spin-flip Raman spectroscopy

Spin-flip Raman spectra have been obtained for two heterostructures, each containing a single CdTe quantum well and a single Cd_1-xMn_xTe quantum well, with barriers of Cd_1-yMn_yTe (y>x). The spectra show a clear sensitivity to the thickness of the central barrier between the two wells. The magnitude of the Raman shifts and the resonance energies help identify the origin of the signals in the structures. When the barrier is broad, two signals are observed, one from each separate well. When the width of the barrier is reduced, a single signal is seen, reflecting the coupling of the electronic states of the two wells. The size of the Raman shifts observed also suggest the presence of a low concentration of donors in the material, which modify the form of the electronic wavefunction in the quantum wells.     

Quantization of the excitonic polaritons in CdTe/CdMnTe multiple quantum wells

The size quantization of the excitonic polaritons in CdTe/Cd_1-xMn_xTe (x=0.1) multiple quantum wells was found in reflection and PLE spectra. The series of peaks above the heavy-hole exciton line were observed over a wide energy region in the PLE spectrum and the corresponding structures were seen also in the reflection spectrum. The energies of the peaks agree very well with a simple model of the quantum size effect of the excitonic polaritons. Additionally, subpicosecond time-domain measurements in transient reflectivity revealed oscillatory decay with two frequency components. The frequency difference between these components corresponds to the longitudinal-transverse splitting energy of excitonic polaritons at k=0.     

Application of pseudopotential theory to magnetic semiconductor heterostructures

The results of empirical pseudopotential calculations for the semiconductor compound Cd_1 − xMn_xTe are presented. The effective electron and hole masses obtained from the pseudopotential calculations are then employed in an envelope function approximation, using two different effective mass Hamiltonians to evaluate the transition energies of the excitonic ground state in CdTe– Cd_1 − xMn_xTe quantum wells of variable width. It is shown that in non-magnetic systems it is not possible to utilize exciton energies alone to either distinguish between different model Hamiltonians or to quantify the interface roughness. However, it is shown that the latter can be quantified in magnetic systems via the resulting Zeeman effect.     

Hg1-xCdxTe在高压下的结构、状态方程与相变

 利用X射线粉末衍射方法,在室温高压下观察到了Hg_1-xCd_xTe（x=0.19）的相变。实验是在DAC高压装置上完成的,压力从0逐步加至10.1 GPa。在常温常压下Hg_1-xCd_xTe（x=0.19）具有闪锌矿结构。从实验结果看到,在压力为3 GPa和6.8～8.3 GPa之间有两个结构相变存在。初步认为,后一个相变与Hg_1-xCd_xTe（x=0.19）的金属化有密切关系。通过计算,得到了它在相变前的状态方程,并且与二元HgTe化合物在相变规律上进行了比较。     

Growth and studies of Hg1−xCdxTe based low dimensional structures

The band structure of HgTe quantum wells (QWs) has been determined from absorption experiments on superlattices in conjunction with calculations based on an 8×8 k·p model. The band structure combined with self-consistent Hartree calculations has enabled transport results to be quantitatively explained.Rashba spin–orbit, (SO) splitting has been investigated in n-type modulation doped HgTe QWs by means of Shubnikov–de Haas oscillations (SdH) in gated Hall bars. The heavy hole nature of the H1 conduction subband in QWs with an inverted band structure greatly enhances the Rashba SO splitting, with values up to 17 meV.By analyzing the SdH oscillations of a magnetic two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) in modulation-doped n-type Hg_1−xMn_xTe QWs, we have been able to separate the gate voltage-dependent Rashba SO splitting from the temperature-dependent giant Zeeman splitting, which are of comparable magnitudes. In addition, hot electrons and Mn ions in a magnetic 2DEG have been investigated as a function of current.Nano-scale structures of lower dimensions are planned and experiments on sub-micrometer magneto-transport structures have resulted in the first evidence for ballistic transport in quasi-1D HgTe QW structures.     

p-Hg1-xCdxTe材料中轻空穴的性质研究

通过变磁场霍尔测量方法,采用由迁移率谱和多载流子拟合过程相结合的混合电导法,在12-300K范围内,获得了两块分子束外延(MBE)生长的p-Hg_1-xCd_xTe(x=0224)样品中的轻、重空穴以及体电子、表面电子的浓度和迁移率.此外,在实验中,还直接观察到了轻空穴对电导张量分量的贡献.实验值不仅具有明确的物理意义,而且有助于红外探测器模型的建立. 关键词：