A multi-nuclear magnetic resonance and density functional theory investigation of epitaxially grown InGaP2. Issue 31 (18th July 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Knijn, P. J.; van Bentum, P. J. M.; Fang, C. M.; Bauhuis, G. J.; de Wijs, G. A.; Kentgens, A. P. M.
• Is Part Of: Physical chemistry chemical physics. Volume 18:Issue 31(2016)
• Page Start: 21296
• Page End: 21304
• Publication Date: 2016-07-18
• Subjects: Chemistry, Physical and theoretical -- Periodicals; 541.3
• DOI: 10.1039/c5cp04593b
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1463-9076

Abstract

Abstract : NMR spectra of InGaP2, dependent on coordination and disorder. Experimental (left) and DFT modelling (right). Abstract : In this paper the short and long range order in In0.483 Ga0.517 P thin films is investigated by solid-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. To this end two samples were grown on a GaAs substrate by metal–organic vapor phase epitaxy at two different growth-pressures. From band gap energy measurements, CuPt long range order parameters of S CuPt = 0.22 and 0.39 were deduced, respectively. In the 31 P spectrum five resonances are observed corresponding to the five possible P(Ga n In4− n ), n = 0–4, coordinations whose relative intensities correspond to the order in the material, but the intensity variations for order parameters between 0 and 0.5 are minimal. 69 Ga, 71 Ga and 115 In (MQ)MAS spectra were acquired to analyze the quadrupolar and chemical shift distributions related to the (dis)order in these materials in more detail. All these spectra clearly reflect the disorder in the sample and do not show the presence of highly ordered domains. The difference in the order parameter in the sample is not clearly reflected in the spectra. 31 P chemical shifts were calculated using Density Functional Theory. The experimentally observed shifts are well reproduced with a simple random model of the disorder, thus confirming the assignment of the resonances. The 31 P chemical shifts are very sensitive to changes in the lattice parameter and chemical surroundings. These effects nearly compensate and explain why the 31 P chemical shifts in pure InP and GaP are nearly identical whereas a large difference would be expected based on the observed shift difference for the P[In4 ] and P[Ga4 ] coordinations in In0.483 Ga0.517 P.