X-ray diffraction and excitation photoluminescence analysis of ordered GaInP

Abstract

X-ray diffraction is shown to provide a direct, quantitative, structural measurement of the degree of spontaneous ordering in GaInP. In this paper we combine x-ray diffraction and excitation photoluminescence analyses of CuPt-ordered GaInP, and comparing the results to theoretical predictions for the dependence of the band structure on order parameter, determine the values of the band-gap reduction and crystal-field splitting parameters for the perfectly ordered alloy.