Dielectric Charge Screening of Dislocations and Ionized Impurities in PbSe and MCT

Autor: Shaibal Mukherjee, F. Zhao, Zhisheng Shi, S. L. Elizondo, Jiangang Ma, D. Li, J. P. Kar, J. Smart
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Journal of Electronic Materials. 37:1411-1414
ISSN: 1543-186X
0361-5235
DOI: 10.1007/s11664-008-0418-3
Popis: Recent advancements in IV–VI growth techniques have led to a renewed interest in using Pb1−x Sn x Se for mid infrared (mid-IR) detector fabrication. There is now a greater need for an in-depth theoretical understanding of the potential competitiveness of these material systems with Hg1−x Cd x Te (MCT) especially in regards to material defects and device performance. Herein, we calculate the shielding effects of the dielectric constant by considering the scattering of electrons due to ionized impurities and small charged dislocations. The higher dielectric constant in IV–VI materials, nearly ten times greater than that of MCT, is shown to more effectively screen out the influence of impurities.
Databáze: OpenAIRE