Data and figures related to publication: Investigation of a novel AlZnN semiconductor alloy Aristotelis Trapalis Paul Fry Kenneth Kennedy Ian Farrer Jonathan Sharman Alistair Kean Jon Heffernan 10.15131/shef.data.12327560.v1 https://orda.shef.ac.uk/articles/dataset/Data_and_figures_related_to_publication_Investigation_of_a_novel_AlZnN_semiconductor_alloy/12327560 <div>The data provided here is related to the publication:<br>"Investigation of a novel AlZnN semiconductor alloy"<br>Materials Letters: X (2020); <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mlblux.2020.100052" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mlblux.2020.100052</a><br><br>The study reported in this paper was funded by the EPSRC (Fund code EP/M507611/1) and Johson Matthey PLC. The financial support by these parties is highly appreciated.<br><br>The data required to reproduce each figure panel is provided in different text files. Columns are separated by a space character. The first line in each column describes the dataset. The complete figures are also included as .tif files.<br><br>With the added context of the paper, it should be easy to reproduce the figures.<br><br><b>Figure 1:</b> (a) Zn and Al peaks in EDS spectra, (b) AlN fraction plotted against the Zn<sub>3</sub>N<sub>2</sub> fraction, and (c) GIXRD measurements of samples ZN and AZN-1 to AZN-4. The dashed line in (b) indicates the stoichiometric ratio of Al<sub>2x</sub>Zn<sub>3(1-x)</sub>N<sub>2</sub>.<br><b><br>Figure 2:</b> (a) Extinction coefficient and (b) refractive index of AlZnN films obtained from ellipsometry measurements. (c) Cody plot analysis used to measure the optical bandgap of AlZnN films.<br><br><b>Figure 3:</b> (a) Optical bandgap, (b) refractive index, (c) resistivity, and (d) carrier concentration of different AlZnN films. The star (☆) in (a) shows the intrinsic bandgap of Zn<sub>3</sub>N<sub>2</sub> as reported by Kumagai <i>et al</i>.<sup>3</sup> The dashed lines are intended as guides to the eye.<br></div> 2020-07-28 14:38:14 zinc nitride bandgap tuning semiconductor alloy Compound Semiconductors