Impact of composition on lattice vibrational, electronic and optical properties of GaAs1-xPx alloys for different temperatures
摘要
Under the virtual crystal approximation (VCA), the pseudopotential approach (EPM) has been applied to our calculations. The lattice vibrational, electronic, and optical properties of GaAs1-xPx alloy for fixed values of temperature are calculated and their dependence on the GaP concentration is examined. The used technique represents the first theoretical predictions for compositions x in the range 0–1, whereas our results for GaAs (x=0) and GaP (x=1) are generally in reasonable accord with the known data in the literature. Our findings showed the transition from direct to indirect energy band gap at various temperatures for the GaAs1-xPx alloy and the results may help us understand the heat dissipation in computer chips and thermoelectric devices.