Angle-resolved photoemission study and first principles calculation of the electronic structure of GaTe

Details Angle-resolved photoemission study and first principles calculation of the electronic structure of GaTe Angle-resolved photoemission study and first principles calculation of the electronic structure of GaTe

2001-10-02

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0110060v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

7 text pages, 6 eps figures, submitted to PRB

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.65.115201

The electronic band structure of GaTe has been calculated by numerical atomic orbitals density-functional theory, in the local density approximation. In addition, the valence-band dispersion along various directions of the GaTe Brillouin zone has been determined experimentally by angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy. Along these directions, the calculated valence-band structure is in good concordance with the valence-band dispersion obtained by these measurements. It has been established that GaTe is a direct-gap semiconductor with the band gap located at the Z point, that is, at Brillouin zone border in the direction perpendicular to the layers. The valence-band maximum shows a marked \textit{p}-like behavior, with a pronounced anion contribution. The conduction band minimum arises from states with a comparable \textit{s}- \textit{p}-cation and \textit{p}-anion orbital contribution. Spin-orbit interaction appears to specially alter dispersion and binding energy of states of the topmost valence bands lying at $\Gamma$. By spin-orbit, it is favored hybridization of the topmost \textit{p}$_z$-valence band with deeper and flatter \textit{p$_x$}-\textit{p$_y$} bands and the valence-band minimum at $\Gamma$ is raised towards the Fermi level since it appears to be determined by the shifted up \textit{p$_x$}-\textit{p$_y$} bands.

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