Phonon-based partition of (ZnSe-like) semiconductor mixed crystals on approach to their pressure-induced structural transition

Autor: Shoker, M. B., Pagès, O., Torres, V. J. B., Polian, A., Itié, J. -P., Pradhan, G. K., Narayana, C., Rao, M. N., Rao, R., Gardiennet, C., Kervern, G., Strzałkowski, K., Firszt, F.
Rok vydání: 2020
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Druh dokumentu: Working Paper
Popis: The generic 1-bond:2-mode percolation type Raman signal inherent to the short bond of common (A,B)C semiconductor mixed crystals with zincblende (cubic) structure is exploited as a sensitive mesoscope to explore how various ZnSe-based systems engage their pressure-induced structural transition (to rock-salt) at the sub-macroscopic scale with a focus on ZnCdSe. The Raman doublet, that distinguishes between the AC- and BC-like environments of the short bond, is reactive to pressure: either it closes (ZnBeSe, ZnSeS) or it opens (ZnCdSe), depending on the hardening rates of the two environments under pressure. A partition of II-VI and III-V mixed crystals is accordingly outlined. Of special interest is the closure case, in which the system resonantly stabilizes ante transition at its exceptional point corresponding to a virtual decoupling, by overdamping, of the two oscillators forming the Raman doublet. At this limit, the chain-connected bonds of the short species (taken as the minor one) freeze along the chain into a rigid backbone. This reveals a capacity behind alloying to reduce the thermal conductivity.
Databáze: arXiv