Urbach”™s tail in indirect band-gap semiconductors

  • Larissa Durán Flores Universidad del Zulia-Venezuela
  • Gerardo Fonthal Universidad del Zulia-Venezuela
Palabras clave: indirect band gap, optical absorption, band tails, Urbach”™s rule

Resumen

In this work, the band tail parameters in GaP, Ge and Si, indirect band gap semiconductors, have been studied using the published data. It is established that the optical absorption edge in these materials obeys Urbach”™s Rule. It is also found that the structural disorder in monocrystalline materials is around zero, due to the natural disorder of the crystal lattice. The width of the exponential tail or Urbach”™s energy is found between 20 and 39meV at 77K and 60-70meV at 300K. Also, the steepness parameter s is above 0.55, indicating a strong phonon interaction typical in indirect band gap semiconductors.

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Durán Flores, L. y Fonthal, G. (1) «Urbach”™s tail in indirect band-gap semiconductors», Revista Técnica de la Facultad de Ingeniería. Universidad del Zulia, 26(1). Disponible en: https://produccioncientificaluz.org/index.php/tecnica/article/view/5791 (Accedido: 23noviembre2024).
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