Lattice parameters, deviations from Vegards rule, and E-2 phonons in InAlN

• The lattice parameters of InxAl1-xN in the whole compositional range are studied using first-principle calculations. Deviations from Vegards rule are obtained via the bowing parameters, delta(a)=0.0412 +/- 0.0039 A and delta(c)=-0.060 +/- 0.010 A, which largely differ from previously reported values. Implications of the observed deviations from Vegards rule on the In content extracted from x-ray diffraction are discussed. We also combine these results with x-ray diffraction and Raman scattering studies on InxAl1-xN nanocolumns with 0.627 <= x <= 1 and determine the E-2 phonon frequencies versus In composition in the scarcely studied In-rich compositional range.

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ab initio calculations

aluminium compounds

crystal structure

III-V semiconductors

indium compounds

nanostructured materials

phonon spectra

phonons

Raman spectra

X-ray diffraction

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