Abstract
The lattice vibrations in GaN/Ga 1-xAl xN(001) superlattices are studied within a rigid-ion model. The elastic forces are characterized by a generalized three-parameter Keating model, whereas the microscopic electric field is fully included via an Ewald summation. The composition and the disorder in the barriers are described within a generalized REI model. Cubic symmetry is assumed for each single material layer in the superlattice. In contrast to the GaAs/Ga 1-xAl xAs case we observe a confinement of the acoustic phonons in the frequency region between the zone-boundary phonons of GaN and AlN. In the region of optical phonons both propagating and confined modes are found. The results are explained in terms of the light common anion of the compounds.
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