What is Alloy semiconductor?

A semiconductor crystal that mixes several elements, such as AlGaAs or InGaN. Changing the composition tunes the band gap and lattice constant continuously.

Field: Compound semiconductors

Questions that mention Alloy semiconductor (1)

  1. What is the empirical rule called that says the lattice constant of an alloy semiconductor such as AlGaAs varies almost linearly with composition?

Related terms

Vegard's law GaAs (gallium arsenide) InP (indium phosphide) 2DEG (two-dimensional electron gas) Direct band gap Efficiency droop Ga2O3 (gallium oxide) GaN (gallium nitride) HEMT (high-electron-mobility transistor) III-V compound semiconductor

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