Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
1997-02-03
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
18 pages, Latex-file, to appear in Phys.Rev.B
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.55.13080
[111] ordered common atom strained layer superlattices (in particular the common anion GaSb/InSb system and the common cation InAs/InSb system) are investigated using the ab initio full potential linearized augmented plane wave (FLAPW) method. We have focused our attention on the potential line-up at the two sides of the homopolar isovalent heterojunctions considered, and in particular on its dependence on the strain conditions and on the strain induced electric fields. We propose a procedure to locate the interface plane where the band alignment could be evaluated; furthermore, we suggest that the polarization charges, due to piezoelectric effects, are approximately confined to a narrow region close to the interface and do not affect the potential discontinuity. We find that the interface contribution to the valence band offset is substantially unaffected by strain conditions, whereas the total band line-up is highly tunable, as a function of the strain conditions. Finally, we compare our results with those obtained for [001] heterojunctions.
Continenza A.
Freeman Arthur J.
Picozzi Sergio
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