Modulation Spectroscopy of Disordered Solids.

Abstract

Modulation spectroscopy has been used to study disordered solids with a view toward using modulation spectroscopy to detect band edges in amorphous semiconductors. The Ge-Te binary alloy system was chosen for the study; samples spanned five different composition. Thermoreflectance spectra were obtained which range from being rather featureless for the Ge-rich compositions to showing prominent structure (two negative peaks) for the Te-rich compositions. The peaks were correlated to the bonding and non-bonding electron states associated with the Te atoms. Work was done toward expressing the thermoreflectance in terms of the electronic structure. Attention was also given to the problem of interpreting the interference dominated spectra below the absorption edge.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA015591

Entities

People

  • B. O. Searphin

Organizations

  • University of Arizona

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Alloys
  • Binary Alloys
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Electronics
  • Electrons
  • Modulation
  • Semiconductors
  • Solid State Electronics
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene