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Pis'ma v Zhurnal Èksperimental'noi i Teoreticheskoi Fiziki, 2007, Volume 85, Issue 3, Pages 197–201
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Electronic structure of $\alpha$-Al$_2$O$_3$: ab initio simulations and comparison with experiment
T. V. Perevalova, A. V. Shaposhnikova, V. A. Gritsenkoa, H. Wongb, J. H. Hanc, C. W. Kimc a Institute of Semiconductor Physics of SB RAS
b Electronic Engineering Department, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong, Korea
c Memory Division, Semiconductor Business, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd, 449-711 San24, Nongseo-Dong, Kiheung-Gu, Yongin-City, Kyunggi-Do, Korea
Abstract:
Al2O3 films 150 Å thick are deposited on silicon by the ALD technique, and their x-ray (XPS) and ultraviolet (UPS) photoelectron spectra of the valence band are investigated. The electronic band structure of corundum (α-Al2O3) is calculated by the ab initio density functional method and compared with experimental results. The α-Al2O3 valence band consists of two subbands separated with an ionic gap. The lower band is mainly formed by oxygen 2s states. The upper band is formed by oxygen 2p states with a contribution of aluminum 3s and 3p states. A strong anisotropy of the effective mass is observed for holes: m h⊥ * ≈ 6.3m 0 and m h‖ * ≈ 0.36m 0. The effective electron mass is independent of the direction m e‖ * ≈ m e⊥ * ≈ 0.4m 0.
Received: 21.09.2006 Revised: 22.12.2006
Citation:
T. V. Perevalov, A. V. Shaposhnikov, V. A. Gritsenko, H. Wong, J. H. Han, C. W. Kim, “Electronic structure of $\alpha$-Al$_2$O$_3$: ab initio simulations and comparison with experiment”, Pis'ma v Zh. Èksper. Teoret. Fiz., 85:3 (2007), 197–201; JETP Letters, 85:3 (2007), 165–168
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