窄带隙IV-VI族半导体PbTe(111)的表面氧化及氧的热脱附机理

利用X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、扫描隧道显微镜(STM)以及低能电子衍射(LEED),对PbTe(111)薄膜的表面氧化及氧的热脱附机理进行了研究.结果表明:PbTe(111)薄膜经500VAr+轰击加上250℃高温退火循环处理,可得到呈(1×1)周期性排列的清洁表面.将此清洁表面暴露于大气两天后,表面被氧化形成了PbO2、PbO和TeO2,氧化层的厚度大于2个单原子层(ML),与清洁PbTe(111)表面相比,被氧化的PbTe(111)表面的Te3d5/2与Pb4f7/2芯态谱峰的面积比明显减小,表明被氧化的PbTe(111)表面是富Pb的.在热脱附处理过程中,PbO2和TeO2的芯态峰消失,且O1s芯态峰的强度迅速减弱,表明加热处理不仅使PbO2和TeO2发生了分解,同时也使氧发生了脱附,但PbO即使在350℃退火仍吸附于PbTe(111)表面.     

Integer quantum Hall effect in a PbTe quantum well

Transport measurements have been carried out on a 10 nm n-type PbTe/Pb_0.9Eu_0.1Te quantum well at millikelvin temperatures. The Hall and longitudinal resistances are measured in a Van der Pauw geometry under high magnetic fields up to 23 T. A robust signature of the integer quantum Hall effect is observed without any sign of parasitic parallel conduction. The unconventional sequence of filling factors associated with the integer quantum Hall effect is discussed in terms of the occupancy of multiple valleys.     

碲化铅晶体的红外光谱测量

红外等离子反射光谱与晶体材料的载流子浓度、迁移率和有效质量等参数有关。通过测量碲化铅晶体的红外反射光谱可以比较、分析不同晶体的性能,从而可选出低浓度、高迁移率的优质材料。     

The influence of co-doping Ag and Sb on microstructure and thermoelectric properties of PbTe prepared by combining hydrothermal synthesis and melting

Ag and Sb co-doped PbTe (AgPb₁₈SbTe₂₀) and pure PbTe nanopowders were hydrothermally synthesized. The synthesized nanopowders were heated at 1173-1223 K in vacuum for 5 h followed by a slow cooling. The nanopowders and the bulk samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy, respectively. Electrical transport properties of the bulk samples were measured from room temperature to ∼773 K. The results showed that co-doping Ag and Sb into PbTe has significant effects on both the nanopowders and bulk samples. Bulk AgPb₁₈SbTe₂₀ sample showed n-type conduction in the whole temperature range measured, while bulk PbTe sample exhibited a transition from p- to n-type conduction at ∼500 K. The thermoelectric properties of PbTe were markedly improved after co-doping of Ag and Sb. The AgPb₁₈SbTe₂₀ sample has a dimensionless figure of merit of ∼0.94 at 723 K.     

Neutron powder diffraction study of strain and crystallite size in mechanically alloyed PbTe

We report on an analysis of strain and crystallite size effects in mechanically alloyed PbTe. The evolution of the microstructure was monitored by Rietveld refinements of the neutron powder diffraction data collected at room temperature. For milling times shorter than , the synthesis is not completed and the samples are clearly multi-phase with high concentrations of unreacted starting constituents. For longer milling times, the diffraction patterns are consistent with a single-phase PbTe. Within the range of reaction times studied, the crystallite size decreases with an exponential decay law and saturates to a value of . However, the strain parameter does not show such a monotonic behavior. Indeed, it first increases and reaches a maximum when the synthesis is achieved and then drops for longer milling time as a result of the thermal activated annealing induced by additional mechanical shocks.     

PbTe(111)薄膜的分子束外延生长及其表面结构特性

采用分子束外延(MBE)方法在Ba F_2(111)衬底上直接外延生长了Pb Te薄膜。反射高能电子衍射(RHEED)实时监控的衍射图样揭示了Pb Te在Ba F_2(111)表面由三维生长向二维生长的变化过程。转动对称性的研究结合第一性原理密度泛函理论(DFT)的计算揭示了在富Pb及衬底温度(Tsub)为350°C的生长条件下,得到的Pb Te(111)薄膜具有稳定的(2×1)重构表面。Pb Te(111)-(2×1)表面覆盖Te膜后,通过300°C的退火处理,重构表面可完全复原,这为大气环境下Pb Te薄膜表面结构的保护提供了有效的方法。     

Synergistically Enhancing Thermoelectric Performance of n-Type PbTe with Indium Doping and Sulfur Alloying

To achieve high-performance n-type PbTe-based thermoelectric materials, this work provides a synergetic strategy to improve electrical transport property with indium (In) element doping and reduces thermal conductivity with sulfur (S) element alloying. In n-type PbTe, In doping can tune the carrier density in the whole working temperature range, causing the carrier density to increase from 2.18 × 10¹⁹ cm⁻³ at 300 K to 4.84 × 10¹⁹ cm⁻³ at 823 K in Pb_0.98In_0.005Sb_0.015Te. The optimized carrier density can further modulate electrical conductivity and Seebeck coefficient, finally contributing to a substantial increase of power factor, and a maximum power factor increase from 19.7 µW cm⁻¹ K⁻² in Pb_0.985Sb_0.015Te to 28.2 µW cm⁻¹ K⁻² in Pb_0.9775In_0.0075Sb_0.015Te. Based on the optimally In-doped PbTe, S alloying is introduced to suppress phonon propagation by forming a complete solid solution, which could effectively reduce lattice thermal conductivity and simultaneously benefit carrier mobility to maintain high power factor. With S alloying, the minimum lattice thermal conductivity decreases from 0.76 Wm⁻¹ K⁻¹ in Pb_0.985Sb_0.015Te to 0.42 Wm⁻¹ K⁻¹ in Pb_0.98In_0.005Sb_0.015Te_0.88S_0.12. Combining the advantages of both In doping and S alloying, the peak ZT value and averaged ZT (ZT_ave) (300–873 K) are boosted from 1.0 and 0.60 in Pb_0.985Sb_0.015Te to 1.4 and 0.87 in Pb_0.98In_0.005Sb_0.015Te_0.94S_0.06.     

PbTe/CdTe量子阱光学性质的研究

PbTe/CdTe量子阱是一类新型异系低维结构材料,实验观察到具有强的室温中红外光致发光现象.建立了理论模型,计算了PbTe/CdTe量子阱的自发辐射率和光学增益.模型中量子阱分立能级的计算采用k·p包络波函数方法和有限深势阱近似,考虑了PbTe能带结构的各项异性和阱层中应变对能级的影响.计算了PbTe/CdTe量子阱自发辐射谱与带间弛豫和注入载流子浓度间的依赖关系,计算结果与实验观察到的光致发光峰相符合.自发辐射谱线峰位随着注入载流子浓度的增加而出现蓝移,当载流子浓度从2×1017cm-3增加到2.8×1018cm-3,基态发射峰从372 meV蓝移到397 meV,而第一激发态发射峰蓝移量为15 meV.上述蓝移现象是由载流子与载流子及载流子与声子间的相互作用引起的.与PbTe体材料相比.PbTe/CdTe量子阱结构具有更高的增益强度(提高近15倍)和更宽的增益区,因而该体系可能是实现室温连续工作的中红外激光器的理想材料.     

Mn/PbTe(111)界面行为的光电子能谱研究

利用X光电子能谱(XPS)对Mn在PbTe(111)表面上沉积生长的界面性质进行了研究.研究表明Mn的沉积使衬底发生了原子尺度上的突变及金属/半导体界面的形成.从X光电子能谱的芯态能级峰来看,随着Mn膜的沉积Pb 4f峰的低结合能端出现了金属Pb的特征新峰,而Te 3d峰的高结合能端却出现了MnTe特征新峰.且随着Mn膜厚度的增加这些新峰变得越来越明显,当Mn膜厚度超过7 ML(monolayer)(即超过Pb,Te的探测深度)时,衬底信号峰完全消失,只剩下金属Pb和MnTe的芯态能级峰.Mn膜厚度继续增 关键词： PbTe半导体 界面形成 光电子能谱 偏析     

Preparation and thermoelectric properties of AgPb18SbTe20−xSex (x = 1, 2, 4) materials

AgPb₁₈SbTe_20−xSe_x (x = 1, 2, 4) bulk materials were prepared by combining hydrothermal synthesis and melting. Thermoelectric properties were measured from room temperature up to 773K. The materials showed n-type conduction and exhibited degenerate semiconductor behavior. The power factors of the materials varied greatly with increase of Se content (x). Partial substitution of Se for Te in AgPb₁₈SbTe₂₀ resulted in remarkable reduction of thermal conductivity in the whole temperature range and increase of power factor at lower temperatures; therefore, the dimensionless figure of merit, ZT, was enhanced below 600K. A maximum ZT value of ∼0.82 is obtained at 523K for the AgPb₁₈SbTe₁₈Se₂ sample.