@article{jmpc2014222,
author={{Pal, Suresh and Tiwari, Rajendra Kumar and Gupta, Dinesh Chandra and Verma, Ajay Singh},
title={Simplistic Theoretical Model for Optoelectronic Properties of Compound Semiconductors},
journal={Journal of Materials Physics and Chemistry},
volume={2},
number={2},
pages={20--27},
year={2014},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/jmpc/2/2/2},
issn={2333-4444},
abstract={In order to enhance the viability of this paper for that issue, we suggest adding this to the beginning of the abstract: ¡°Binary semiconductors with (A<SUP>II</SUP>B<SUP>VI</SUP> and A<SUP>III</SUP>B<SUP>V</SUP>) composition and ternary semiconductors (A<SUP>I</SUP>B<SUP>III</SUP>C<SUB>2</SUB><SUP>VI</SUP> and A<SUP>II</SUP>B<SUP>IV</SUP>C<SUB>2</SUB><SUP>V</SUP>) composition, owing to their devices such as photonic crystals, wave guides, solar cells and detectors, are technologically important materials. The recent successful fabrication of the blue-green laser diode based on these compounds has renewed interest in their opto-electronic properties. In this paper we present a relationship to evaluate opto-electronic properties such as electronic polarizability (&#945;), refractive index (n), band gap (Eg) and optical electronegativity (&#916;&#967;*) in terms of product of ionic charges (PIC) and average atomic number of constituent atoms (Z<SUB>av</SUB>) for zinc blende (A<SUP>II</SUP>B<SUP>VI</SUP> and A<SUP>III</SUP>B<SUP>V</SUP>) and chalcopyrites (A<SUP>I</SUP>B<SUP>III</SUP>C<SUB>2</SUB><SUP>VI</SUP> and A<SUP>II</SUP>B<SUP>IV</SUP>C<SUB>2</SUB><SUP>V</SUP>) structured solids. The electronic polarizability (&#945;), refractive index (n), band gap (E<SUB>g</SUB>) and optical electronegativity (&#916;&#967;) of these solids exhibit a linear relationship when plotted against the average atomic number constituent atoms (Z<SUB>av</SUB>), but fall on different lines due to the region of product of the ionic charges (PIC) of the compounds. We have applied the proposed relation on these solids and found a better agreement with the experimental data as compared to the values evaluated by earlier researchers so far.},
doi={10.12691/jmpc-2-2-2}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}