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Raman study of Cd1−xZnxTe phonons and phonon–polaritons—Experiment and ab initio calculations

V J B Torres
Y. Le Godec
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Jean Paul Itié
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S. Diliberto
S. Michel

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Backward/near-forward Raman scattering and ab initio Raman/phonon calculations are combined, together with x-ray diffraction and ellipsometry measurements to further inform the debate on the compact phonon behavior of the II–VI Cd1−xZnxTe alloy. The compacity favors the coupling of polar optic modes in both the transverse and longitudinal symmetries via the related (EL,T) long-wave electric fields. The EL-coupling achieves maximum in the Zn-dilute limit, which enhances the (upper) ZnTe-like (impurity) mode at the expense of the (lower) CdTe-like (matrix-like) one, leaving the impression of a unique {Cd-Te,Zn−Te}-mixed longitudinal optic (LO) phonon across most of the composition domain. However, the purely mechanical (non-polar) transverse optic (PM-TO) phonons, that hardly couple, reveal an underlying three-mode {1 × (Cd-Te),2 × (Zn-Te)} fine structure that distinguishes between Zn–Te vibrations in Zn- and Cd-like environments up to second neighbors. Further refinement arises by exploring the phonon–polariton (i.e., polar-TO) regime at large Zn content. On reducing the scattering angle, the ET-coupling develops into a sequential softening of phonon–polaritons from ZnTe- down to CdTe-like ones, which transiently unveils a bimodal pattern behind the Cd–Te signal. Altogether, this results in a (rare) canonical four-mode {2 × (Cd-Te),2 × (Zn-Te)} percolation pattern for Cd1−xZnxTe, i.e., a close II–VI replica of the twin III−V In1−xGaxAs one—yet differing by two apparent LO modes and a sensitivity of bond vibrations limited to first-neighbors. Retrospectively, the difference in sensitivity of bond vibrations to the local environment between In1−xGaxAs (limited to first neighbors) and Cd1−xZnxTe (extending up to second neighbors) emerges as a rule throughout common (covalent) III–V and (ionic) II–VI semiconductor alloys.
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hal-04262373 , version 1 (27-10-2023)

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T. Alhaddad, M B Shoker, Olivier Pagès, A V Postnikov, V J B Torres, et al.. Raman study of Cd1−xZnxTe phonons and phonon–polaritons—Experiment and ab initio calculations. Journal of Applied Physics, 2023, 133 (6), pp.065701. ⟨10.1063/5.0134454⟩. ⟨hal-04262373⟩
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