Abstract:
Raman scattering spectroscopy is applied to investigate the phonon modes in Ga
xIn
1-xP (x=0.48) and (Al
xGa
1-x)
0.51In
0.49P (x=0.29) alloys in back-scattering geometry. Two-mode behavior in Ga
xIn
1-xP is found. In Ga
xIn
1-xP, the FLA is superimposed on the DALA band. In ordered samples, the GaP-like TO
1 and the InP-like TO
2 are observed.The splitting of LO
1(GaP like) and LO
2(InP like) are believed to be the superlattice effect of ordering. the b/a ratio ranges from 0.40(nominally disordered) to 0.10(ordered). The small b/a of ordered Ga
xIn
1-xP is affected by the TO
1 mode and LO
2′ splitting of LO
1 mode. (Al
xGa
1-x)
0.51In
0.49P is characterized by its three-mode behavior. the doubling of FLA is found. Due to the influence of Al composition, the GaP-like LO mode becomes a shoulder of the InP-like LO mode. All the phonon modes are consistent with the results of empirical expressions.