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ZnGeP2晶体是3—5 μm中红外激光输出的最好频率转换材料, 可实现激光器的全固态化和大功率输出. 但在8—12 μm处由于本证缺陷导致的吸收带与光参量振荡器的抽运波长交叠, 限制了光参量振荡器的应用性能, 使其无法实现远红外激光输出. 本论文采用密度泛函理论讨论了ZnGeP2晶体6种缺陷结构的形成能与缺陷迁移机制. 结果表明
$ {{\text{V}}_{\text{P}}} $ 和VGe两种缺陷结构较难形成,$ {\text{V}}_{\text{Zn}}^{-} $ ,$ {\text{Z}}{{\text{n}}_{{\text{Ge}}}} $ ,$ {\text{Ge}}_{{\text{Zn}}}^{+} $ 和$ {\text{G}}{{\text{e}}_{{\text{Zn}}}}{\text{ + }}{{\text{V}}_{{\text{Zn}}}} $ 四种缺陷容易形成. 当Ge原子微富余Zn原子, 温度为10 K, 500 K和600 K时,$ {\text{V}}_{\text{Zn}}^{-} $ 形成能小于$ {\text{Ge}}_{{\text{Zn}}}^{+} $ , 当温度为273 K和400 K时,$ {\text{Ge}}_{{\text{Zn}}}^{+} $ 形成能小于$ {\text{V}}_{\text{Zn}}^{-} $ . 晶体的体积膨胀率与缺陷形成能的关系为负相关, 即晶体体积膨胀率越大, 缺陷形成能越低. 差分电荷密度分析显示GeZn和VZn + GeZn两种缺陷结构中原子间电子云密度增强, 空位缺陷(VZn和VGe)与反位缺陷(GeZn和ZnGe)结合形成联合缺陷后, 空位缺陷格点处电子云密度增强. 当温度为10 K时, ZnGeP2晶体的吸收光谱显示VGe, VZn, ZnGe和GeZn四种缺陷结构在0.6—2.5 µm有较明显吸收. VZn的迁移能最低, VGe迁移能最高. VP在迁移过程中迁移能与空间位阻有关, 而VGe和VZn的迁移能与原子间距离有关.ZnGeP2 crystals are the frequency conversion materials with the excellent comprehensive performances in a range of 3–5 μm. However, the overlap of the absorption band and the pump wavelength range of optical parametric oscillator at 8–12 μm limits the application performance of the optical parametric oscillator and makes it impossible to achieve a far-infrared laser output. In this work, the formation energy and migration mechanism of six kinds of defects of ZnGeP2 crystal are discussed by density functional theory. The results show that two defective structures of$\rm{V_P}$ and$\rm{V_{Ge}}$ are difficult to form, while four defective structures of$\rm V_{\rm Zn}^ -$ ,$\rm{Z{n_{Ge}}}$ ,$ {\rm Ge}_{\rm Zn}^ + $ and$\rm{ G{e_{\rm Zn}} + {V_{\rm Zn}}}$ are easy to create. When the number of Ge atoms are slightly more than that of Zn atoms in ZnGeP2 crystals, the vacancy defects$\rm V_{\rm Zn}^ -$ form more easily than antistructure defects$ {\rm Ge}_{\rm Zn}^ + $ at 10 K, 500 K and 600 K, but the antistructure defects$ {\rm Ge}_{\rm Zn}^ + $ are easier to form than the vacancy defects$ {\text{V}}_{\text{Zn}}^{-} $ at 273 K and 400 K. There is a negative correlation between the volume expansion rate and the defect formation energy of ZnGeP2 crystal. The larger the volume expansion rate, the lower the defect formation energy is. The differential charge density shows that the electron cloud density among the atoms is enhanced in the defective structures of GeZn and VZn+GeZn. The electron cloud density at the lattices of vacancy defects is enhanced when the vacancy defects (VZn and VGe) and antistructure defects (GeZn and ZnGe) form the joint defects. Comparing with the defect-free cells, the charge of Zn atoms increases significantly, that of Ge is significantly reduced, and that of P does not change in the antistructure defect ZnGe or GeZn. The absorption spectra of ZnGeP2 crystal at 10K show that there is the significant absorption in a wavelength range from 0.6 μm to 2.5 μm for the four defective structures: VGe, VZn, ZnGe and GeZn, while the absorption in this range is small for the defective structures VP and GeZn+VZn. The VZn has the lowest migration energy, while VGe has the highest. The difficulty for VP to migrate depends on the space resistance, while the difficulty for VGe and VZn to migrate depend on the inter-atomic distance. This may be related to the small radius and high proportion of P atoms and the large radius and low proportion of Ge and Zn atom in ZnGeP2 crystal.-
Keywords:
- defect structure /
- optical properties /
- ZnGeP2 /
- mid and far-infrared crystals
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[20] Wang C, Sun J, Gou H Y, Wang S P, Zhang J, Tao X T 2017 Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 19 9558Google Scholar
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图 9 (100)面Ge1格点空位向Ge2, Ge3, Ge4, Ge7迁移的过渡态和中间体 (a) Ge1-Ge2过渡态; (b) Ge1-Ge3过渡态; (c) Ge1-Ge4中间体; (d) Ge1-Ge7中间体
Fig. 9. Transition states and intermediate products for migrations from Ge1 vacancy lattice to Ge2, Ge3, Ge4 and Ge7 lattices for (100) plane: (a) Transition state of Ge1-Ge2; (b) transition state of Ge1-Ge3; (c) intermediate product of Ge1-Ge4; (d) intermediate product of Ge1-Ge7.
表 1 含
$ {\text{Z}}{{\text{n}}_{{\text{Ge}}}} $ 和$ {\text{G}}{{\text{e}}_{{\text{Zn}}}} $ 的缺陷晶胞替换元素电荷和对应的键长Table 1. Charge of substitution element and corresponding bond length of defective cells containing
$ {\text{Z}}{{\text{n}}_{{\text{Ge}}}} $ and$ {\text{G}}{{\text{e}}_{{\text{Zn}}}} $ .温度/K 元素 电荷 化学键 键长/nm 元素 电荷 元素 电荷 化学键 键长/nm 元素 电荷 273 无缺陷晶体 Ge4 0.69 Ge4-P6 2.35899 P6 –0.32 ZnGe Zn9 0.13 Zn9-P8 2.48614 P8 –0.34 Ge4-P4 2.35999 P4 –0.36 Zn9-P6 2.50023 P6 –0.4 Ge4-P8 2.34575 P8 –0.32 Zn9-P12 2.49713 P12 –0.38 Ge4-P3 2.28732 P3 –0.35 Zn9-P11 2.42738 P11 –0.33 Zn3 0.01 Zn3-P4 2.31271 P4 –0.36 GeZn Ge1 0.37 Ge1-P6 2.69564 P6 –0.36 Zn3-P3 2.34784 P3 –0.35 Ge1-P3 2.62636 P3 –0.32 Zn3-P6 2.40425 P6 –0.32 Ge1-P8 2.57614 P8 –0.32 Zn3-P8 2.46926 P8 –0.32 Ge1-P4 2.51162 P4 –0.35 600 无缺陷晶体 Ge4 0.68 Ge4-P6 2.23412 P6 –0.37 ZnGe Zn5 0.15 Zn5-P8 2.3525 P8 –0.37 Ge4-P4 2.34218 P4 –0.32 Zn5-P6 2.65332 P6 –0.32 Ge4-P8 2.40672 P8 –0.34 Zn5-P12 2.6305 P12 –0.34 Ge4-P3 2.34169 P3 –0.31 Zn5-P11 2.54137 P11 –0.36 Zn2 0 Zn2-P5 2.48759 P5 –0.33 GeZn Ge1 0.37 Ge1-P7 2.57682 P7 –0.33 Zn2-P7 2.37797 P7 –0.37 Ge1-P5 2.65679 P5 –0.34 Zn2-P3 2.3425 P3 –0.31 Ge1-P8 2.56753 P8 –0.33 Zn2-P8 2.40251 P8 –0.34 Ge1-P3 2.49967 P3 –0.29 表 2 (010)面P原子间距与迁移能
Table 2. P atomic spacing and migration energy for (010) plane.
原子间距/(10–10 m) 迁移能/eV 原子间距/(10–10 m) 迁移能
/eV原子间距/(10–10 m) 迁移能
/eVP1-P2 3.729 2.48595 P1-P3 4.024 2.54995 P1-P4 3.757 3.31980 P2-P1 3.729 2.45433 P3-P1 4.024 2.74953 P4-P1 3.757 3.24897 P1-P5 3.881 2.75197 P1-P6 3.554 2.28346 P1-P7 3.781 2.35649 P5-P1 3.881 2.67016 P6-P1 3.554 2.66777 P7-P1 3.781 2.27400 P1-P8 3.633 2.08976 P1-P9 3.947 2.68005 P8-P1 3.633 2.01885 P9-P1 3.947 2.87954 表 3 (100)面Ge原子间距与迁移能
Table 3. Ge atomic spacing and migration energy for (100) plane.
原子间距/(10–10 m) 迁移能
/eV原子间距/(10–10 m) 迁移能/eV 原子间距/(10–10 m) 迁移能
/eVGe1-Ge2 3.668 2.41507 Ge1-Ge3 6.682 4.84944 Ge1-Ge4 6.720 5.76056 Ge2-Ge1 3.668 2.16555 Ge3-Ge1 6.682 4.77747 Ge4-Ge1 6.720 5.68664 Ge1-Ge5 3.857 2.85194 Ge1-Ge6 3.906 2.67506 Ge1-Ge7 5.505 5.15750 Ge5-Ge1 3.857 2.80361 Ge6-Ge1 3.906 2.62691 Ge7-Ge1 5.505 5.15696 Ge1-Ge8 6.635 4.50346 Ge8-Ge1 6.635 4.21664 表 4 (100)面Zn原子间距与迁移能
Table 4. Zn atomic spacing and migration energy for (100) plane.
原子间距/(10–10 m) 迁移能
/eV原子间距/(10–10 m) 迁移能
/eV原子间距/(10–10 m) 迁移能
/eVZn1-Zn2 3.884 1.75494 Zn1-Zn3 3.730 2.03159 Zn1-Zn4 3.982 2.00985 Zn2-Zn1 3.884 1.81019 Zn3-Zn1 3.730 2.05914 Zn4-Zn1 3.982 2.04534 Zn1-Zn5 5.505 3.52642 Zn1-Zn6 6.906 5.04726 Zn5-Zn1 5.505 3.52635 Zn6-Zn1 6.906 5.12510 -
[1] Kolesnikov A V, Vasilenko A P, Trukhanov E M, Lei Z T, Zhu C Q, Yang C H, Verozubova G A 2022 J. Cryst. Growth 580 126479Google Scholar
[2] Cao Z H, Yang H, Sun S L, Liu Y H, Zhang M, Dai X J 2020 Opt. Mater. 110 110383Google Scholar
[3] Lei Z T, Kolesnikov A, Vasilenko A, Zhu C Q, Verozubova G, Yang C H 2018 J. Appl. Cryst. 51 1043Google Scholar
[4] Zinoviev M, Yudin N, Gribenyukov A, Podzyvalov S, Dyomin V, Polovtsev I, Suslyaev V, Zhuravlyova Y 2021 Opt. Mater. 111 110662Google Scholar
[5] Shimony Y, Raz O, Kimmel G, Dariel M P 1999 Opt. Mater. 13 101Google Scholar
[6] Rakowsky M H, Kuhn W K, Lauderdale W J, Halliburton L E, Edwards G J, Scripsick M P, Schunemann P G, Pollak T M, Ohmer M C, Hopkins F K 1994 Appl. Phys. Lett. 64 1615Google Scholar
[7] Halliburton L E, Edwards G J, Scripsick M P, Rakowsky M H, Schunemann P G, Pollak T M 1995 Appl. Phys. Lett. 66 2670Google Scholar
[8] Gehlhoff W, Azamat D, Hoffmann A 2003 Phys. Status Solidi B 235 151Google Scholar
[9] Giles N C, Halliburton L E, Schunemann P G, Pollak T M 1995 Appl. Phys. Lett. 66 1758Google Scholar
[10] Setzler S D, Giles N C, Halliburton L E, Schunmann P G, Pollak T M 1999 Appl. Phys. Lett. 74 1218Google Scholar
[11] Gehlhoff W, Pereira R N, Azamat D, Hoffmann A, Dietz N 2001 Physica B 310 1015
[12] Gehlhoff W, Azamat D, Hoffmann A, Dietz N 2003 J. Phys. Chem. Solids 64 1923Google Scholar
[13] Jiang X S, Miao M S, Lambrecht W R L 2005 Phys. Rev. B 71 205212
[14] Jiang X S, Miao M S, Lambrecht W R L 2006 Phys. Rev. B 73 193203
[15] Jiang X S, Lambrecht W R L 2009 Solid State Commun. 149 685
[16] Perdew J P, Burke K, Ernzerhof M 1996 Phys. Rev. Lett. 77 3865Google Scholar
[17] Vanderbilt D 1990 Phys. Rev. B 41 7892Google Scholar
[18] Laasonen K, Pasquarello A, Car R, Lee C, Vanderbilt D 1993 Phys. Rev. B 47 10142Google Scholar
[19] Yan Y F, Wei S H 2008 Phys. Stat. Sol. B 245 641
[20] Wang C, Sun J, Gou H Y, Wang S P, Zhang J, Tao X T 2017 Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 19 9558Google Scholar
[21] Setzler S D, Schunemann P G, Pollak T M, Ohmer M C, Goldstein J T, Hopkins F K, Stevens K T, Halliburton L E, Giles N C 1999 J. Appl. Phys 86 6677Google Scholar
[22] Giles N C, Bai L H, Chirila M M, Garces N Y, Stevens K T, Schunemann P G, Setzler S D, Pollak T M 2003 J. Appl. Phys 93 8975Google Scholar
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