Abstract
The significant disparity between the size and electronegativity of N and group-V (P, As, Sb) atoms in dilute III-V-Ns remains a cornerstone for developing the next-generation electronics. Variations in the structural, optical, and phonon properties of the quaternary GaAs(1-x-y)Sb(y)N(x) alloys are being used for improving the high-performance photovoltaic energy and optoelectronic technologies. Bandgap Eg tunability has assisted efficient light emission/detection to cover the crucial optical fiber wavelengths for the low-cost integrated chips in data communications and sensing devices. The lattice dynamical properties of these materials are critical for assessing the reliability to evaluate the performance of long-wavelength lasers, photodetectors, and multi-junction solar cells. Our systematic Raman measurements on high-quality MBE grown GaAs0.946Sb0.032N0.022/GaAs samples have detected ωTO(Γ)GaAs and ωTO(Γ)GaAs phonons along with a high frequency N(As) local mode near ~476 cm(-1). Weak phonon structures on both sides of the broad 476 cm(-1) band are interpreted forming a complex N(As)-Ga-Sb(As) defect center. Using a realistic rigid-ion model in the Green's function framework, the simulations of impurity modes for isolated and complex defects have provided corroboration to the experimental data.