Competition between Electron–Phonon and Spin–Phonon Interaction on the Band Gap and Phonon Spectrum in Magnetic Semiconductors

Author:

Apostolov Angel T.1,Apostolova Iliana N.2ORCID,Wesselinowa Julia M.3

Affiliation:

1. University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy, Hristo Smirnenski Blvd. 1, 1046 Sofia, Bulgaria

2. University of Forestry, Kl. Ohridsky Blvd. 10, 1756 Sofia, Bulgaria

3. Faculty of Physics, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, J. Bouchier Blvd. 5, 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria

Abstract

Using the microscopic s-f model and Green’s function theory, we study the temperature dependence of the band gap energy Eg and the phonon energy ω and damping γ of ferro- and antiferromagnetic semiconductors, i.e., with different signs of the s-f interaction constant I. The band gap is a fundamental quantity which affects various optical, electronic and energy applications of the materials. In the temperature dependence of Eg and the phonon spectrum, there is a kink at the phase transition temperature TC or TN due to the anharmonic spin–phonon interaction (SPI) R. Moreover, the effect of the SPI R and electron–phonon interaction (EPI) A on these properties is discussed. For I>0,R>0, Eg decreases with increasing SPI and EPI, whereas for I<0,R>0, there is a competition; Eg increases with raising the EPI and decreases for enhanced SPI. For R<0, in both cases, the SPI and EPI reduce Eg. The magnetic field dependence of Eg for the two signs of I and R is discussed. The SPI and EPI lead to reducing the energy of the phonon mode ω = 445 cm−1 in EuO (I>0, R<0), whereas ω = 151 cm−1 in EuSe (I>0, R>0) is enhanced with increasing EPI and reduced with SPI. Both the SPI and EPI lead to an increasing of the phonon damping in EuO and EuSe. The results are compared with the existing experimental data.

Funder

Bulgarian National Science Fund

Publisher

MDPI AG

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