Determining the band alignment of TbAs:GaAs and TbAs:In0.53Ga0.47As
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2015-09-10
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American Institute of Physics
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We propose and systematically justify a band structure for TbAs nanoparticles in GaAs and
In0.53Ga0.47As host matrices. Fluence-dependent optical-pump terahertz-probe measurements
suggest the TbAs nanoparticles have a band gap and provide information on the carrier dynamics,
which are determined by the band alignment. Spectrophotometry measurements provide the energy
of optical transitions in the nanocomposite systems and reveal a large blue shift in the absorption
energy when the host matrix is changed from In0.53Ga0.47As to GaAs. Finally, Hall data provides
the approximate Fermi level in each system. From this data, we deduce that the TbAs:GaAs system
forms a type I (straddling) heterojunction and the TbAs:In0.53Ga0.47As system forms a type II
(staggered) heterojunction.
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Applied Physics Letters 107, 102103 (2015); doi: 10.1063/1.4930816