Pressure dependence of the optical-absorption edge of AlN and graphite-type BN

Autor: Osamu Mishima, Tadashi Endo, Akifumi Onodera, Hisamitsu Akamaru
Rok vydání: 2002
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Zdroj: Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. 63:887-894
ISSN: 0022-3697
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3697(01)00244-x
Popis: Effect of pressure on the band gaps on AlN and graphite-type BN (g-BN) has been studied up to 2.7 GPa at room temperature by measuring the optical-absorption edge of single crystals of each substance pressurized in a sapphire-anvil cell. The direct band gap of AlN shifted towards higher energy at a rate of 49±1 meV/GPa, whereas in g-BN the pressure dependence of the band gap was −36±1 meV/GPa. The results are compared with existing first-principles calculations.
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