Full-band-structure calculation of first-, second-, and third-harmonic optical response coefficients of ZnSe, ZnTe, and CdTe.
Full-band-structure calculation of first-, second-, and third-harmonic optical response coefficients of ZnSe, ZnTe, and CdTe.
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10.1103/physrevb.43.9700
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1991-04
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E. Ghahramani;David J. Moss;J. Sipe
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作者:
E. Ghahramani;David J. Moss;J. Sipe
We report full-band-structure calculations of the frequency-dependent second- and third-harmonic response functions of ZnSe, ZnTe, and CdTe, as well as our results for the dielectric function of these semiconductors. We use a linear combination of Gaussian orbitals technique, in conjunction with the X\ensuremath{\alpha} method, to obtain the energy band structures and optical matrix elements of each material. The expressions for \ensuremath{\epsilon}\ensuremath{\rightarrow}(\ensuremath{\omega}) and \ensuremath{\chi}\ensuremath{\rightarrow} $^{(2)}$(-2\ensuremath{\omega};\ensuremath{\omega},\ensuremath{\omega}) are evaluated utilizing a linearized sampling method for integrating over an irreducible segment of the Brillouin zone; the expression for \ensuremath{\chi}\ensuremath{\rightarrow} $^{(3)}$(-3\ensuremath{\omega};\ensuremath{\omega},\ensuremath{\omega},\ensuremath{\omega}) is evaluated using a random-sampling method. The results of our calculations of \ensuremath{\epsilon}${\ensuremath{\rightarrow}}_{2}$(\ensuremath{\omega}) are in good agreement with experimental results. Our calculated value of ${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\chi}}}_{14}^{(2)}$(0)=24.8\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}${10}^{\mathrm{\ensuremath{-}}8}$ esu for CdTe is in excellent agreement with the measured value [G. H. Sherman and P. D. Coleman, J. Appl. Phys. 44, 238 (1973)] of ${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\chi}}}_{14}^{(2)}$(\ensuremath{\lambda}=28 \ensuremath{\mu}m)=(28\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}11)\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}${10}^{\mathrm{\ensuremath{-}}8}$ esu. We argue that the experimental results for ${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\chi}}}_{14}^{(2)}$(\ensuremath{\lambda}=10.6 \ensuremath{\mu}m) of ZnSe and ZnTe [C. K. N. Patel, Phys. Rev. Lett. 16, 613 (1966)] are likely to be inaccurate and that there is a need for additional measurements. Our calculations show that both \ensuremath{\chi}\ensuremath{\rightarrow} $^{(2)}$(0) and \ensuremath{\chi}\ensuremath{\rightarrow} $^{(3)}$(0) are positive for the materials considered in this work. We analyze the prominent features of \ensuremath{\epsilon}${\ensuremath{\rightarrow}}_{2}$(\ensuremath{\omega}), \ensuremath{\chi}\ensuremath{\rightarrow} $^{(2)}$(-2\ensuremath{\omega};\ensuremath{\omega},\ensuremath{\omega}), and \ensuremath{\chi}\ensuremath{\rightarrow} $^{(3)}$(-3\ensuremath{\omega};\ensuremath{\omega},\ensuremath{\omega},\ensuremath{\omega}) over a wide range of frequencies. Our results indicate that the effects of weak optical transitions are much more pronounced in the second- and third-order optical response functions than in the linear-response functions.