Bomberger, Cory C.Vanderhoef, Laura R.Rahman, AbdurShah, DeeshaChase, D. BruceTaylor, Antoinette J.Azad, Abul K.Doty, Matthew F.Zide, Joshua M. O.2016-06-282016-06-28Copyright2015-09-10Applied Physics Letters 107, 102103 (2015); doi: 10.1063/1.49308160003-6951 ; e- 1077-3118http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/18000Publisher's PDFWe 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.en-USArticle is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use.Article10.1063/1.4930816