diff --git a/coursework.lyx b/coursework.lyx index c46710a..4a6fd4a 100644 --- a/coursework.lyx +++ b/coursework.lyx @@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ Material \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout -Lattice Constant (Å) +Lattice Constant, α (Å) \end_layout \end_inset @@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ GaAs \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout -5.653 +5.6532 \end_layout \end_inset @@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ InP \begin_inset Text \begin_layout Plain Layout -5.869 +5.8687 \end_layout \end_inset @@ -452,6 +452,14 @@ InP \begin_layout Plain Layout Lattice constants for prospective well and barrier materials +\begin_inset CommandInset citation +LatexCommand cite +key "new_semiconductor_materials_archive" +literal "false" + +\end_inset + + \begin_inset CommandInset label LatexCommand label name "tab:Lattice-constants" @@ -479,7 +487,39 @@ name "tab:Lattice-constants" In order to compute a compound lattice constant for InGaAs, Vegard's law can be applied. Vegard's law provides an approximation for the lattice constant of a solid - solution by + solution by finding the weighted average the individual lattice constants + by composition ratio and is given by: +\end_layout + +\begin_layout Standard +\begin_inset Formula +\[ +\alpha_{A_{(1-x)}B_{x}}=(1-x)\alpha_{A}+x\alpha_{B} +\] + +\end_inset + + +\end_layout + +\begin_layout Standard +Applying this to the prospective well material gives the following, +\end_layout + +\begin_layout Standard +\begin_inset Formula +\[ +\alpha_{In_{0.53}Ga_{0.47}As}=0.53\cdotp6.0583+0.47\cdotp5.6532=5.8679 +\] + +\end_inset + + +\end_layout + +\begin_layout Standard +This shows that to 4 significant figures the composition of InGaAs is lattice + matched to InP to within 0.001Å which is sufficient for this application. \end_layout \begin_layout Subsubsection diff --git a/coursework.pdf b/coursework.pdf index 27dc7bf..7f54d04 100644 Binary files a/coursework.pdf and b/coursework.pdf differ diff --git a/references.bib b/references.bib index 9b3ffa6..a2acea0 100644 --- a/references.bib +++ b/references.bib @@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ pages = "154,165", publisher = "IEEE", title = "Quantum Well Infrared Photodetector Technology and Applications", volume = "20", -year = "2014-11", +year = "2014-11" } +@misc{new_semiconductor_materials_archive, +title={NSM Archive - Physical Properties of Semiconductors}, +url={http://matprop.ru/}, +journal={New Semiconductor Materials Archive}, publisher={Ioffe Institute} +}