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Vibrational-mechanical properties of the highly-mismatched Cd1−xBexTe semiconductor alloy: experiment and ab initio calculations

V. Torres
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J.-P. Itié
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L. Nataf
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S. Ravy
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S Diliberto
S. Michel

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The emerging CdTe–BeTe semiconductor alloy that exhibits a dramatic mismatch in bond covalency and bond stiffness clarifying its vibrational-mechanical properties is used as a benchmark to test the limits of the percolation model (PM) worked out to explain the complex Raman spectra of the related but less contrasted Zn 1−x Be x -chalcogenides. The test is done by way of experiment ( $$x\le 0.11$$ x ≤ 0.11 ), combining Raman scattering with X-ray diffraction at high pressure, and ab initio calculations ( $$x$$ x ~ 0–0.5; $$x$$ x ~1). The (macroscopic) bulk modulus $${B}_{0}$$ B 0 drops below the CdTe value on minor Be incorporation, at variance with a linear $${B}_{0}$$ B 0 versus $$x$$ x increase predicted ab initio, thus hinting at large anharmonic effects in the real crystal. Yet, no anomaly occurs at the (microscopic) bond scale as the regular bimodal PM-type Raman signal predicted ab initio for Be–Te in minority ( $$x$$ x ~0, 0.5) is barely detected experimentally. At large Be content ( $$x$$ x ~1), the same bimodal signal relaxes all the way down to inversion, an unprecedented case. However, specific pressure dependencies of the regular ( $$x$$ x ~0, 0.5) and inverted ( $$x$$ x ~1) Be–Te Raman doublets are in line with the predictions of the PM. Hence, the PM applies as such to Cd 1−x Be x Te without further refinement, albeit in a “relaxed” form. This enhances the model’s validity as a generic descriptor of phonons in alloys.

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hal-04328533 , version 1 (07-12-2023)

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A. Elmahjoubi, M. Shoker, Olivier Pagès, V. Torres, A. Polian, et al.. Vibrational-mechanical properties of the highly-mismatched Cd1−xBexTe semiconductor alloy: experiment and ab initio calculations. Scientific Reports, 2023, 13, pp.14571. ⟨10.1038/s41598-023-39248-6⟩. ⟨hal-04328533⟩
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