Year: 1986
Type: article
Abstract: Atom arrangements in III-V ternary alloy semiconductors are discussed using a thermodynamic analysis in which the elastic strain caused by mixing is considered as the mixing enthalpy. In calculating the strain energy, both bond-stretching and bond-angle distortion are taken into account, and Martin’s microscopic elastic constants are used. The results show that there is a preference for ordering but not for clustering in III-V ternary alloy semiconductors. Values of short-range order parameters which represent the degree of ordering are obtained for several alloy semiconductors.
Source: Journal of Applied Physics
DOI: 10.1063/1.337555
Authors: Masaya Ichimura, Akio Sasaki
Institution: Kyoto University
Language: English
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2017542431