Solid solution InAsxSb1−x films have been prepared by flash evaporation of mixed InAs and InSb powders onto semi-insulating (100)-oriented single crystal GaAs substrates and glass cover slips. Electron beam microzone crystallization and thermal annealing were used to improve their crystalline perfection and their electrical properties. Recrystallization from the liquid phase was found to be feasible only over the limited range 0≤x<0.3 consistent with the stability criteria for fixed alloy systems developed by Van Vechten. The composition dependence of the absolute zero energy bandgaps, eg0 determined by means of otpical, photoelectric, and galvanomagnetic measurements supports the data obtained by Coderre and Woolley and disagrees with that of Kudman and Ekstrom obtained on bulk crystalline materials. The minimum in the composition dependence of eg0 of the films is between x=0.3 and x=0.6.
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