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Electron Channeling Contrast Imaging for Rapid III-V Heteroepitaxial Characterization

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Published on: July 17, 2015

First-principles investigation of polytypic defects in InP.

Christian Dam Vedel^1,2, Søren Smidstrup³, Vihar P Georgiev⁴

¹Device Modelling Group, James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. christianvedel@hotmail.com.

Scientific Reports

|November 17, 2022

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Polytypic defects in Indium Phosphide (InP) interfaces impact electronic properties. Rotational twin planes are not suitable for quantum wells but enhance conductivity along specific crystal planes.

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics
Solid-State Chemistry

Background:

Indium Phosphide (InP) exhibits polytypism, existing in Zincblende and Wurtzite crystal structures.
Interfaces between these phases, particularly rotational twin plane defects, significantly influence InP's electronic characteristics.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the electronic properties of polytypic defects in Indium Phosphide (InP).
To analyze the band structure transitions and conductivity modifications at Zincblende-Wurtzite interfaces in InP.

Main Methods:

Utilized complementary first-principles methods: density functional theory (DFT) and non-equilibrium Green's functions (NEGF).
Focused on interfaces between the Zincblende and meta-stable Wurtzite phases of InP, emphasizing rotational twin plane defects.

Main Results:

Observed anisotropic band structure transitions across the interface, extending approximately 7 nm.
Determined that crystal-phase quantum wells require a minimum width of 10 nm, precluding rotational twin planes.
Found interfaces increase conductivity along the [11[Formula: see text]] plane but reduce it across the [111] plane.

Conclusions:

Rotational twin plane defects in InP are unsuitable for crystal-phase quantum wells due to anisotropic band transitions.
Despite reduced conductivity across certain planes, a high density of polytypic defects is desirable for InP, especially in phase-intermixed systems, due to enhanced conductivity along other planes.