Electroreflectance and photoreflectance study of the space-charge region in semiconductors: (In-Sn-O)/InP as a model system

R. N. Bhattacharya, H. Shen, P. Parayanthal, Fred H. Pollak, T. Coutts, H. Aharoni

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Abstract

We have investigated the electroreflectance (ER) and photoreflectance (PR) spectra from the space-charge region (SCR) of the model Schottky- barrier system (In2O3)0.91(SnO2)0.09 on p-type InP [(In-Sn-O)/InP]. Both ER and PR were studied as a function of reverse dc bias, Vbias. The observed Franz-Keldysh oscillations provide a direct measure of the surface dc electric field, scrEdcs. The ac modulating voltage (for small modulation) affects only the envelope of the FKO but not the period. A generalized Franz-Keldysh theory, taking into consideration the presence of dc fields, accounts for the above experimental results. From a plot of (scrEdcs)2 as a function of Vbias we have obtained the built-in potential and net carrier concentration of the structure. Our work demonstrates that electromodulation in Schottky barriers can be used as an optical Mott-Schottky method.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4044-4050
Number of pages7
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume37
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 1988
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Condensed Matter Physics

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