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Pressure dependence of band offsets in InAs/ Ga 1 − x In x Sb superlattices
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Pressure dependence of band offsets in InAs/ Ga 1 − x In x Sb superlattices

Hyeonsik M. Cheong, William Paul, Michael E. Flatté and Richard H. Miles
Physical review. B, Condensed matter, Vol.55(7), pp.4477-4481
02/1997
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.55.4477

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Abstract

We have determined the pressure dependence of the valence-band offset between InAs and (Formula presented)(Formula presented)Sb (x∼0.25) by measuring the midinfrared photoluminescence (PL) of two InAs/(Formula presented)(Formula presented)Sb superlattice samples at liquid nitrogen temperature under hydrostatic pressures up to 40 kbar. The PL peaks move to higher energy with pressure at rates of 8.3±0.1 and 8.8±0.3 meV/kbar for the two samples. By comparing these results with a calculation based on the envelope function formalism, we deduced the pressure dependences of the valence-band offset between InAs and (Formula presented)(Formula presented)Sb of these samples to be 3.5±1.6 and 5.6±2.5 meV/kbar, respectively. These values are compared with the results of transport measurements on InAs/(Formula presented)(Formula presented)Sb (x⩽0.1) as well as a theoretical prediction for InAs/GaSb based on the model solid theory. © 1997 The American Physical Society.

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