Abstract

Single crystals of ZnSe have been prepared by the vapor growth technique and optical and electrical measurements on these crystals are reported. Analysis of the reststrahlen reflection peak gives 0.026 ev for the transverse optical phonon energy. The longitudinal optical phonon energy is 0.031 ev as calculated from the transverse phonon energy, the static dielectric constant, ε0=8.1±0.3, and the high-frequency dielectric constant, ε∞=5.75±0.1. The effective ionic charge calculated from the Szigetti formula is 0.7±0.1. Exciton absorption peaks associated with the valence and conduction bands in the vicinity of Γ were observed at liquid hydrogen temperature with the principal peak at 2.81±0.01 ev. The exciton reduced mass 0.1 m0 combined with the room temperature electron-to-hole mobility ratio of 12, obtained by preliminary transport measurements on n- and p-type ZnSe gives tentative values of 0.1 m0 and 0.6 m0 for the electron and hole masses, respectively. Reflectance was determined by various methods in the range 0.025 to 14.5 ev photon energy and was analyzed by the Kronig-Kramers inversion method to obtain the optical constants in the 1 to 10 ev range. A number of peaks appear in the imaginary part of the dielectric constant. The first set of peaks, 2.7 and 3.15 ev, are believed to be due to exciton and interband transitions at Γ with a spin-orbit valence band splitting of 0.45 ev. The second set of peaks, 4.75 and 5.1 ev, are tentatively assigned to transitions at L with a spin-orbit splitting of 0.35 ev. Other peaks are observed at higher energies.

Talk to us

Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have

Schedule a call

Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.