Abstract
The temperature dependence of the optical band gap of AlN and AlxGa1−xN alloys, with x ∼ 0.6, has been studied using optical absorption spectroscopy. The band gap shrinkage is interpreted based on electron-phonon interactions using a two-phonon oscillator model. The two-oscillator model includes average acoustic and optic phonon energies and thermal occupation factor described by the Bose function. The temperature dependence of the transition width, from transparent to opaque, is also described based on electron-phonon interactions.
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